Teaching The Wire: Frameworks, Theories and Strategies for the Classroom - Softcover

 
9780786493906: Teaching The Wire: Frameworks, Theories and Strategies for the Classroom
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0786493909 ISBN 13: 9780786493906
Publisher: McFarland & Co, 2016

Synopsis

HBO's critically acclaimed drama The Wire has seen increasing use as course material in college classrooms since the 2008 series finale. This collection of new essays discusses various approaches for using The Wire to bring the experiences of marginalized communities into the post-secondary classroom. The contributors cover a range of topics including leadership, sexuality, class, gender and race.

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About the Authors

Tia Sheree Gaynor is an assistant professor in Political Science and director of the Center for Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation at the University of Cincinnati. Her research focuses on the unjust experiences' individuals at the intersection of race, gender identity and sexual orientation have when interacting with systemic racism and social hierarchy in public administration. She currently lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Jocelyn DeVance Taliaferro is an associate professor at North Carolina State University Department of Social Work. Her research interests include nonprofit lobbying, African American student achievement, and parental involvement. She lives in Raleigh.

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Publisher
McFarland & Co
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0786493909
ISBN 13 
9780786493906
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
184
Editor
Gaynor Tia Sherèe, DeVance Taliaferro Jocelyn