This timely volume addresses those who teach and study multiculturaltopics. Rather than offering a Band-Aid approach to curricular offerings,the contributors demonstrate inclusive, innovative ways to integrate multiculturalissues and media into existing courses.In "Struggling for America's Soul: A Search for Some Common Groundin the Multicultural Debate," Lester Friedman leads off the volumewith an analysis of the value and necessity of multicultural approachesfor today's students and for society at large. The essays that followprovide a wealth of material for organizing courses, including week-by-weeksyllabi detailing specific writing assignments, bibliographical informationon readings, and sources for films and videos. The contributors, who teachat institutions ranging from community colleges through major researchuniversities, describe their experiences teaching students of variousages, backgrounds, and interests.Shared Differences will be of value to all who use media as atool in their teaching, whether in history, literature, or the socialsciences, as well as to those who teach film and video production.
