{"product_id":"9780820497150","title":"Teacher TV: Sixty Years of Teachers on Television","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeacher TV: Sixty Years of Teachers\u003c\/i\u003e on Television examines some of the most influential teacher characters presented on television from the earliest sitcoms to contemporary dramas and comedies. Both topical and chronological, the book follows a general course across decades and focuses on dominant themes and representations, linking some of the most popular shows of the era to larger cultural themes. Some of these include:\u003cbr\u003e • a view of how gender is socially constructed in popular culture and in society \u003cbr\u003e • racial tensions throughout the decades \u003cbr\u003e • educational privileges for elite students \u003cbr\u003e • the mundane and the provocative in teacher depictions on television \u003cbr\u003e • the view of gender and sexual orientation through a new lens \u003cbr\u003e • life in inner-city public schools \u003cbr\u003e • the culture of testing and dropping out \u003cbr\u003e Every pre-service and classroom teacher should read this book. It is also a valuable text for upper-division undergraduate and graduate level courses in media and education as well.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030813163760,"sku":"9780820497150","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780820497150_p0.jpg?v=1763748126","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780820497150","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}