The British School Film

From Tom Brown to Harry Potter

By:

Stephen Glynn

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Hardback

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Through close textual and contextual analysis of British films spanning a century, this book explores how pupils, teachers and secondary education in general have been represented on the British screen. The author addresses a number of topics including the nature of public (fee-paying) and state schooling; the values of special, single-sex and co-education; the role of male and female teachers; and the nature of childhood and adolescence itself. From the silents of Hitchcock to the sorcery of Harry Potter, British cinema’s continued explorations of school life highlights its importance in the nation’s everyday experience and imaginary landscape. Beyond this, the school film, varying in scope from low-budget exploitation to Hollywood-financed blockbusters, serves both as a prism through which one can trace major shifts in the British film industry and as a barometer of the social and cultural concerns of the cinema-going public. This applies especially for gender, race and, in all senses, class.

Author Biography:

Stephen Glynn has taught in British secondary schools for over thirty years and is currently an Associate Research Fellow at De Montfort University. He has published widely on British cinema, including Palgrave’s The British Pop Music Film: The Beatles and Beyond (2013)

Release date Australia

October 5th, 2016

Author

Stephen Glynn

Pages

269

Edition

1st ed. 2016

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

20 Illustrations, black and white; XI, 269 p. 20 illus.

Dimensions

148x210x21

ISBN-13

9781137558862

Product ID

25026039

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