Community in Movies, Books and Music

The Community in Popular Culture appendix to the Encyclopedia of Community brings together over 750 novels, nonfiction books, stage productions, movies, documentaries, television programs, and songs, emphasizing how central the theme of community is to human existence. Scholars and practitioners will find the list thought provoking and teachers will be able to use it to encourage analysis and discussion. Besides that, it's just plain fun. Read more

Featured Fiction Item:
Grapes of Wrath, The
Steinbeck, John :  1939
Poor farmers in Oklahoma are forced off their land by bankers, the Depression and the drought. They migrate to California where they settle in a labor camp, building community, working marginal jobs, and enduring hardship.

Contributors:
Janis Bowdler, Glen Brewster, Karen Christensen, Rachel Christensen, Tom Christensen, Diana Leafe Christian, Benjamin T. Conrick, Sarah Conrick, Emily Cotton, Sabrina Cutaia, Elizabeth Eno, Danyel Fisher, Cathleen Fracasse, Caroline Haythornthwaite, Robin Jarrett, Ib Jorgensen, David Levinson, Gina Neff, Mike Nichols, Ray Oldenburg, Philip Olson, Marcy Ross, Robert Ross, Sonya Salamon, Frank Salamone, Thomas Sander, Robin Shirer, Elizabeth Strom, Gretchen Weismann, Barry Wellman, Beverly Wellman, George Woodward, James L. Wunsch, and Michael Zuckerman.

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