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Publication Date: 1993
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Tarzan in the Classroom: How "Educational" Films Mythologize Africa and Miseducate Americans.
Walker, Sheila S.; Rasamimanana, Jennifer
Journal of Negro Education, v62 n1 p3-23 Win 1993
A 1980 analysis of educational films on Africa in the collection of a major U.S. urban public school district and a 1991 follow-up reveal that the district's visual resources about Africa were, with few exceptions, inaccurate and misleading, exhibiting the worst stereotypes. Reviews some practical approaches to cross-cultural education. (SLD)
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, African Studies, Black Culture, Black Stereotypes, Characterization, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Images, Documentaries, Educational Discrimination, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Instructional Films, Public Schools, Racial Bias, Urban Schools
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Africa
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