Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ554664
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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Hollywood as Reeducator: The Role of Feature Films in U.S. Policies Directed at Postwar Germany.
Borchers, Hans
Paedagogica Historica, v33 n1 p301-17 1997
Suggests that Hollywood may have been as effective as exchange programs and citizen training centers as an agency of reeducation. Mainstream U.S. films succeeded as a positive socializing force in spite of the low priority given to them by the military authorities. Includes a list of 32 officially sanctioned films. (MJP)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Democratic Values, Educational History, Film Study, Films, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture, Higher Education, Ideology, International Educational Exchange, Mass Media Effects, Mass Media Use, Popular Culture, Propaganda, Socialization, World War II
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany; West Germany
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