Krome, Frederic,

New approaches in teaching history : using science fiction to introduce students to new vistas in historical thought / Using science fiction to introduce students to new vistas in historical thought Frederic Krome. - xii, 129 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - Teaching history today and in the future .

Includes bibliographical references.

Using Science Fiction Stories and Film in the History Classroom -- Nationalism, Racism, and Imperialism in the Science Fiction of Jules Verne -- Invaders from the Red Planet to We're the Martians Now : War of the Worlds in a Variety of Incarnations -- Things to Come : The Fall and Rise of Civilization in the Future War -- Science Fiction and the Holocaust -- Mutations and Monsters : Cold War Anxiety in the 1950s and 60s -- From Starship Troopers to the Forever War -- From Dune (1965) to The Ministry for the Future (2020) : Environmentalism in Science Fiction -- Confronting the Color Line : Afrofuturism, Science Fiction, and Dissent -- A Brief How-To Guide.

"This book provides readers with a justification for using science fiction films and texts as a primary source for teaching history"--

College of Education All programs


In English

9781475869514

2023045447


History--Study and teaching--Audio-visual aids.
Science fiction--Study and teaching.
Motion pictures in education.

D16.255.A8 / K76 2024

907.1 K92 / 2024