the utility of film in political science courses: teaching the battle of algiers

Popular culture as pedagogy in the political theory classroom: reflections from higher education

“…Examining the teaching of politics and international relations specifically, Roberts (2018) finds that images encourage active learning, while Holland (2014) makes the same case for videos (see also Ostrom 2002;Mayhew 2020). 1 I focus specifically upon mainstream film and television (with its ease of access and wide variety of likely familiar examples) within the first year undergraduate classroom which, by its nature, examines a broad variety of approaches and concepts; it is in this context that my arguments are made, though some may also be applicable beyond first year or introductory modules.…”