CFP: Teaching History with ...

From: Cynthia Miller <[email protected]>

Call for Authors:=20

=93Teaching History with =85=94  (Film and television resource guides)

A Professional Mini-Series to be published by The Rowman & Littlefield =
Publishing Group, as part of the Film and History series

Queries & Proposals:  Cynthia J. Miller, series editor =95 =
[email protected]

Film and television are increasingly significant as purveyors of the =
past for students, shaping their understandings of not only historical =
events and figures, but the social and cultural contexts in which they =
are situated.  In response to the growing need for historical film and =
television literacy, the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group is =
seeking authors for a new mini-series of professional books focused on =
teaching history with a variety of genres, to be published as part of =
its rapidly growing =93Film and History=94 book series. These =
single-volume professional works will be marketed to college, =
university, and high school faculty and libraries.=20

Proposals for a range of =93Teaching History with =85=94 volumes are =
sought, including:

=95	Teaching History with Horror
=95	Teaching History with Science Fiction=20
=95	Teaching History with Fantasy
=95	Teaching History with Comedy
=95	Teaching History with Costume Drama
=95	Teaching History with Race Films
=95	Teaching History with Westerns
=95	Teaching History with War Films
=95	Teaching History with Animated Cartoons

Each volume should be a designed as an accessible, jargon-free resource =
guide that introduces the reader to methods of teaching history through =
a single film genre.  Contents should include:

=95	The Genre and History
A comprehensive introduction to the genre
Key themes, concepts, periods
Interconnections between the genre and history

=95	Pedagogy
Constructing significant teaching and learning objectives
Challenging and building students=92 understandings of the past
Developing analytical and interpretive skills through the genre
Understanding the genre=92s films as cultural critique
Issues of historical accuracy and historical narrative within the genre

=95	Materials
Sample course projects, discussion questions, assignments, syllabi, and =
study guides=20
Overviews and guides for classroom use of key films in the genre
Suggested supplemental materials: further/background reading, primary =
sources, music, art, etc.


Authors interested in writing one of these volumes should submit a =
proposal including: 1) A brief statement of interest, including prior =
teaching history with film experience; 2) A tentative table of contents =
3) A brief CV; 4) A writing sample tied to one of the volume=92s =
components. Proposals for any given volume will be accepted until the =
volume is assigned. Authors may submit proposals for multiple volumes, =
but each proposal should be complete in itself.

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