New Approaches in Teaching History (eBook)

Using Science Fiction to Introduce Students to New Vistas in Historical Thought

Frederic Krome (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4758-6953-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Science fiction literature and film are an underappreciated source for the teaching of history. Finding material that can excite a student's curiosity can be a key towards greater student engagement, especially among students who are taking history as a requirement, rather than from interest. The discovery that they can read or watch science fiction as part of their classwork often comes as a pleasant surprise. Beyond its popularity, however, utilizing science fiction for class assignments has certain pedagogical advantages: it introduces students to new vistas in historical thought, helps them learn how literature and film can be applied as a primary source, and can encourage participation in projects that are enjoyable. Each chapter provides case studies focusing on a different subject in the modern history curriculum and in addition to providing an analysis of specific texts and/or cinematic sources, gives suggestions on assignments for the students.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.2.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Science Fiction
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• ISBN-10: 1-4758-6953-3 / 1475869533
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4758-6953-8 / 9781475869538