SHARED DIFFERENCES

This timely volume addresses those who teach and study multicultural

        topics. Rather than offering a Band-Aid approach to curricular offerings,

        the contributors demonstrate inclusive, innovative ways to integrate multicultural

        issues and media into existing courses.

      In "Struggling for America's Soul: A Search for Some Common Ground

        in the Multicultural Debate," Lester Friedman leads off the volume

        with an analysis of the value and necessity of multicultural approaches

        for today's students and for society at large. The essays that follow

        provide a wealth of material for organizing courses, including week-by-week

        syllabi detailing specific writing assignments, bibliographical information

        on readings, and sources for films and videos. The contributors, who teach

        at institutions ranging from community colleges through major research

        universities, describe their experiences teaching students of various

        ages, backgrounds, and interests.

      Shared Differences will be of value to all who use media as a

        tool in their teaching, whether in history, literature, or the social

        sciences, as well as to those who teach film and video production.