Postwar Instructional Film and Class-Conscious Literacies
by
Kelly Ritter
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2016
“Mental hygiene” films developed for classroom use touted vigilance, correct behavior, morality, and model citizenship. They also became powerful tools for teaching literacy skills and literacy-based behaviors to young people following the Second World War.
In this study, Kelly Ritter offers an...