Chalk, Talk, and Videotape: Utilizing Ken Burns's Television Histories in the Classroom.

Edgerton, Gary R.

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ERIC Number: EJ663609

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Publication Date: 2002

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Chalk, Talk, and Videotape: Utilizing Ken Burns's Television Histories in the Classroom.

Edgerton, Gary R.

OAH Magazine of History, v16 n4 p16-22 Sum 2002

Focuses on the career of Ken Burns, creator of historical documentaries for television and a popular historian. Examines his technique in creating documentaries, such as his use of style and the incorporation of biography. Discusses the differences between professional and popular history. (CMK)

Descriptors: Art Expression, Biographies, Documentaries, Films, Higher Education, Historians, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Television, United States History

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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