Teaching Representations of the First World War
Author | : Debra Rae Cohen |
Publisher | : Modern Language Association |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2017-07-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781603293068 |
ISBN-13 | : 160329306X |
Rating | : 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The First World War saw staggering loss of life and was a catalyst for many political and social changes. It was also shaped by the media and art forms that expressed it: film, photography, poetry, memoir, posters, advertisements, and music. This volume's scope shows that today's instructors contend with many different issues in teaching the First World War in a variety of classroom settings. Among these issues are the war's relation to modernism; global reach in the Middle East and South Asia; influence on psychiatry, pacifism, and consumer culture; and effect on public health and the 1918 influenza pandemic.