Humor and film in the geography classroom: Learning from michael moore’s tv nation

Journal of Geography

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 228-239

  Alderman, Derek H ^a   Popke, E Jeffrey ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Globalization; Humor; Michael Moore; Objectivity; Television

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; TEACHING;

EID: 0036881669     PISSN: 00221341     EISSN: 17526868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221340208978506     Document Type: Article

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