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Teaching about War through Film andLiterature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2007

Daniel Lieberfeld
Affiliation:
Duquesne University

Extract

This article draws upon my experience using film and literature toteach political science majors and non-majors about war. It assessesthe value of using films and literature to teach about war, offersorganizing themes and approaches to the material, and discusses waysto help students develop their capacities to analyze the politics ofwar and of cultural products concerning war.The author thanks Joseph Yenerall for suggesting thisarticle, and Judith Sanders, Lawrence Lieberfeld, and thereviewers of PS for help in itspreparation.

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THE TEACHER
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© 2007 The American Political Science Association

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