The Middle Ages in popular imagination : memory, film and medievalism /: memory, film and medievalism. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Paul B. Sturtevant.
• Authors: Sturtevant, Paul B
• Contents: Cover; Author Biography; New Directions in Medieval Studies; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Transcription Conventions; Introduction; 1. The Public Understanding of the Past; How Not to Study Historical Consciousness; Doing it Right: The Presence of the Past; Lessons of The Presence of the Past and its Successors; Another Approach: Qualitative Methods; The Middle Ages in Popular Imagination and its Methodology; Conclusion; 2. Their Understanding of the Middle Ages; Choosing Words Carefully: 'Medieval' or 'Middle Ages'?; The 'Medieval' 'Middle Ages' When Were the Middle Ages?Where Were the Middle Ages?; Perceptions of Medieval Religion and Crusade; Learning the Middle Ages; Popular Culture; Conclusion; 3. Learning History from Film; How the Public Views Historical Films; The Sociology of Knowledge and Constructivism; Leaning History from Film; Conclusion; 4. The Medieval Film; Approaching Medieval Films; Examining the Corpus and Audience of Medieval Films; Conclusion: Does This Affect the Audiences of Medieval Films?; 5. The Middle Ages They Watched; Beowulf; Kingdom of Heaven; The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King; Conclusion 6. The Medieval Worlds They FoundMedieval Society: Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know; Gender; Power; The Land; Religion; Conclusion: How Did the Participants Learn?; 7. Discussion, Conclusions, and Looking Forward; The Utility of Qualitative Research; The Shape of Knowledge of the Middle Ages; Implications for the Classroom; Onward; Appendix A. Using Social Science Methods to Study Historical Consciousness; Quantitative Methods; Qualitative Methods; Appendix B. Methodology of The Middle Ages in the Popular Imagination Study; Qualitative Data Analysis Procedures; Research Design Rationale; Notes
• Publisher Details: London : I.B.Tauris & Co. Ltd
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 299 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 940.1; Middle Ages in popular culture; Middle Ages in motion pictures; Middle Ages on television; Civilization, Medieval -- Influence; Medievalism -- Social aspects; HISTORY / Europe / Western; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781786723574; 1786723573
• Related ISBNs: 9781788311397; 1788311396
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-288) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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