A Call to Movie Arms: America's Response to WWII - Part 2

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A Call to Movie Arms: America's Response to WWII - Part 2

Lifelong Learning | Registration opens 5/1/2025 9:00 AM EDT

A continuation of Spring 2024’s class (though you did not need to have taken it) exploring how America and its allies suffered the sudden and brutal attacks on Poland, France, London, and then a string of loses through the Pacific rallied to victory?  In these motion pictures, at least, the means was not through denying the loses but reshaping what they meant.  In five further films, Battan, Britain’s In Which We Serve, Pittsburgh with John Wayne, Edge of Darkness, and Air Force, these movies told their warriors and civilians that they still had reasons for hope, pride, and resolve.

Young, Michael
Michael Young

With a Ph. D. in Writing and Literature from the University of Cincinnati, Michael Young has taught at schools such as the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Kansas State University, Robert Morris University, and La Roche University .  His Masters is from Kansas State and Bachelors is from Duquesne University. 

 

He is an award-winning teacher and author of creative non-fiction, along with publications as a poet and short story writer. Recently, he added professional educational consultant to his resume.   In addition, he has many articles and essays in peer reviewed journals, anthologies, and encyclopedias – including a couple in the MLA Approaches to Teaching series.  His scholarly works range from Writing Pedagogy, Shakespeare, American Literature, Canadian Literature, Pedagogy, to Media (Cinema and Television), plus presentations at more than 90 conferences – including those in History and Sociology – such as CCCC, NCTE, NEMLA, and MMLA. He has been awarded a number of grants, notably by the Canadian Government, and has been included in Who's Who in America.