{"product_id":"kevin-costner-americas-teacher-hardcover","title":"Kevin Costner, America's Teacher - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLudovic A. Sourdot\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eEdward Janak\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJerry Ausburn\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKevin Costner: America's Teacher examines the role of Costner in educational settings domestically and abroad. Costner's career over the past 35 years has seen ups and downs: his movies grossed 2 billion dollars in ticket sales worldwide and he has he won\/been nominated for several Academy Awards but he also experienced critical and box office failures. Through the films in his oeuvre, Costner has been teaching audiences around the world about the United States--its history, people and culture. Some viewers and scholars recognize this as positive, others as problematic. This book serves as a place for teachers and scholars to explore ways in which Costner may be tapped for research and teaching purposes at all levels of education. It is organized around three large themes: Costner's baseball films and their connection to Americana; Costner's films through the more critical lenses of gender and new western scholarship; and Costner's teaching of teachers, the pedagogical possibilities of his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward Janak is professor and department chair of educational studies at the University of Toledo. Ludovic A. Sourdot is professor of teacher education at Texas Woman's University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42158877933703,"sku":"9781793647863","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2186074cec7cca3d4775d8863737e061.webp?v=1733262286","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/kevin-costner-americas-teacher-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}