Hippies, Feminists, and Neocons: Using The Big Lebowski to Find the Political in the Nonpolitical

Films used for political science instruction are typically political or historical and are selected to examine concepts developed by the filmmaker within the context of a curriculum. This approach may not be appropriate for introductory American government classes given students' weak foundatio...

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Published in:PS, political science & politics political science & politics, 2013-01, Vol.46 (1), p.129-136
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