Learning the Left - by Paul J Ramsey (Paperback)

About the Book

"Learning the Left" explores how liberal politics in the U.S. have been taught through popular media and the arts from the 20th century to today. This essay collection highlights mass culture as an educational site, aiming to spark discussions among scholars, especially historians of education.

Book Synopsis

Learning the Left examines the ways in which young people and adults learned (and continue to learn) the tenets of liberal politics in the United States through the popular media and the arts from the turn of the twentieth century to the present. This collection of essays foregrounds mass culture as an educational site; it is hoped that this focus on the history of the civic functions of the popular media and arts will begin a much-needed conversation among a variety of scholars, notably historians of education.