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Direct linkDittloff, Scott – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2005
This article is designed to survey mid-20th century American perceptions of Latin America through popular culture. It focuses on an analysis of the motion picture treatment of Latin America in the American film Juarez. The plot, characters, and cinematography have all been influenced by the social and political climate in the United States and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Popular Culture, Films, Values
Sullivan, Patrick J. – Public Telecommunications Review, 1978
A critique of John Kenneth Galbraith's "Age of Uncertainty" through comparison of style developed in Sir Kenneth Clark's "Civilization," Alistair Cooke's "America," and Jacob Bronowski's "The Ascent of Man." (RAO)
Descriptors: Chronicles, Documentaries, Educational Television, History
McReynolds, Rosalee – Library Journal, 1985
Focuses on librarians' search for their place in American popular culture, 1876-1950. Discussion covers preposterous caricatures, citations to male and female librarians in "Library Literature," fictional librarians, battle of sexes, and a glamorous image as portrayed in films and theater. Annotated list of 18 fictional works is…
Descriptors: Characterization, Employed Women, Fiction, History
