Cultivating Creativity Through World Films : Exploring Cinematic Narratives Featuring Child Protagonists

With the aim to help teachers design and deliver instruction around world films featuring child protagonists, Cultivating Creativity through World Films guides readers to understand the importance of fostering creativity in the lives of youth. It is expected that by teaching students about world films through the eyes of characters that resemble them, they will gain insight into cultures that might be otherwise unknown to them and learn to analyze what they see. Teachers can use these films to examine and reflect on differences and commonalities rooted in culture, social class, gender, language, religion, etc., through guided questions for class discussion.

The framework of this book is conceived to help teachers develop students’ ability to evaluate, analyze, synthesize and interpret. The proposed activities seek to incite reflection and creativity in students, and can be used as a model for teachers in designing future lessons on other films.

David Campos,Ph.D., is a professor of education at University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in special education, multicultural education, and instructional design and delivery.



Ericka Knudson, Ph.D., is a preceptor of French at Harvard University where she teaches classes on French media, culture and film, including French New Wave cinema.