And, we are wandering from the original point, which was "Hollywood
should make more accurate films." It's reasonable to discuss Hollyoowd
films in a classroom. It's not reasonable to complain that they should
all be made differently to support your teaching.
Fran
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One of the things good teachers do, in addition to teaching how to
evaluate evidence logically, is teach about evaluating sources.
Movies, by their very nature, are not good or reliable sources.
Definitely! My first Costume History teacher, Fran Mayhew at the
University of Delaware, made a point of using several sources and
looking out for the inaccuracies in the source.
Regarding movies, one friend assigned a project of reporting on the
costumes from a movie of their choice. They could discuss what's
right and what isn't, and perhaps also track down the original
sources for specific costumes - portraits and the like.
At the region 6 Costume Society of America meeting, they had (and
will have again) "Hollywood Huzzas and Howlers". People could bring
their favorite Best & Worst of film costume.
-Carol
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