{"product_id":"fantasy-media-in-the-classroom-essays-on-teaching-with-film-television-literature-graphic-novels-and-video-games-9780786459216","title":"Fantasy Media in the Classroom: Essays on Teaching with Film, Television, Literature, Graphic Novels and Video Games","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Emily Dial-Driver | Sally Emmons | Jim Ford\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A common misconception is that professors who use popular culture and fantasy in the classroom have abandoned the classics, yet in a variety of contexts--high school, college freshman composition, senior seminars, literature, computer science, philosophy and politics--fantasy materials can expand and enrich an established curriculum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The new essays in this book combine analyses of popular television shows including \u003ci\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u003c\/i\u003e; such films as \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix, The Dark Knight\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTwilight; Watchmen\u003c\/i\u003e and other graphic novels; and video games with explanations of how best to use them in the classroom. With experience-based anecdotes and suggestions for curricula, this collection provides a valuable pedagogy of pop culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47598371569815,"sku":"9780786459216","price":2839.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786459216.webp?v=1775000591","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/fantasy-media-in-the-classroom-essays-on-teaching-with-film-television-literature-graphic-novels-and-video-games-9780786459216","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}