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Direct linkWyatt, Randall – Teaching Sociology, 2022
This article provides tips on how popular media, specifically that of science fiction and horror, can be utilized in the classroom to elucidate complex concepts concerning race and ethnic relations. Drawing from the television series "Lovecraft Country," I highlight how concepts found in the work of authors such as W. E. B. Du Bois and…
Descriptors: Racism, Science Fiction, Literary Genres, Racial Relations
Morrow, James – Media and Methods, 1979
Argues that good film and television fantasy is not a retreat from reality but a means of expanding the imagination. (FL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Animation, Fantasy, Films
Peer reviewedWilson, Brent; Wilson, Marjorie – School Arts, 1980
Fifteen-year-old John Scott created a 35-page science fiction comic. The authors describe his effort to demonstrate that art teachers should not denigrate such work simply because it derives from popular culture, for it is a valid form of creative expression and one which teaches important artistic processes. (SJL)
Descriptors: Art Education, Comics (Publications), Creative Expression, High School Students
