Rethinking Popular Culture and Media

Rethinking Popular Culture and Media is a provocative collection of articles drawn from Rethinking Schools magazine. It begins with the idea that the "popular" in classrooms and in the everyday lives of teachers and students is fundamentally political. This anthology includes outstanding articles by elementary and secondary public school teachers, scholars, and activists who examine how and what popular toys, books, films, music and other media "teach." These thoughtful essays offer strong critiques and practical teaching strategies for educators at every level.

Elizabeth Marshall, Ph.D. teaches in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver Canada, where she researches children's and young adult literature and popular culture. Her work has appeared in numerous academic journals, including the Harvard Educational Review, Reading Research Quarterly, Gender & Education, Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, and The Lion and The Unicorn.

Özlem Sensoy, Ph.D. teaches in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver Canada. She conducts research on topics that include critical media literacy, critical pedagogy, cultural studies, and multicultural education. Her research articles have appeared in journals including Gender & Education, Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, and Equity & Excellence in Education. She is the editor of Muslim Voices in School: Narratives of Identity and Pluralism, which in 2010 won the National Association for Multicultural book award.