PBS – Liza Ketchum https://www.lizaketchum.org/blog Sun, 29 Jan 2017 19:15:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 76312305 The Life Fantastic: Vaudeville on PBS https://www.lizaketchum.org/blog/the-life-fantastic-vaudeville-on-pbs/ https://www.lizaketchum.org/blog/the-life-fantastic-vaudeville-on-pbs/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2017 13:00:05 +0000 https://www.lizaketchum.org/blog/?p=688 Read More]]> One of the most complete looks at the vaudeville stage is PBS’ American Masters: Vaudeville. You can watch it in its entirety (two hours) or break it up into segments for your classroom to view. Your students will enjoy doing compare-and-contrast sessions between current entertainment and vaudeville as well as talking about and researching racial diversity, a reflection of the country’s attitudes, prompted by the researched story within The Life Fantastic. 

You’ll hear from people who have first-hand experience of the vaudeville stage as well as historians who discuss vaudeville’s meaning and importance at a time when America was in the midst of major changes.

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]]> https://www.lizaketchum.org/blog/the-life-fantastic-vaudeville-on-pbs/feed/ 1 688 Molly decodes her Fire in the Heart family tree https://www.lizaketchum.org/blog/molly-decodes-her-fire-in-the-heart-family-tree/ https://www.lizaketchum.org/blog/molly-decodes-her-fire-in-the-heart-family-tree/#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2015 11:57:33 +0000 https://www.lizaketchum.org/blog/?p=365 Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. grabbed the PBS spotlight with his 2012 genealogy show, Finding Your Roots. By Jon Irons [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. grabbed the PBS spotlight with his 2012 genealogy show, Finding Your Roots. By Jon Irons [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Without reality TV shows or fancy websites, Molly found a way to learn about her family’s history.

Today, she might have a future working in the field.

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