Forrest Gump

<p>Today we're traveling back to America of the 1950s. . . and the 1960s. . . and the 1970s. . . ok, pretty much all of postwar American history. . . with Forrest Gump! Join us to learn more about generational shrimping, IQ tests, the Medal of Honor, and, of course, the all-important question of how this movie holds up after 25+ years. </p> <p>Sources:</p> <p>IQ Testing:<br /> Stefan C. Dombrowski, TedED: The Dark History of IQ Tests. Available at https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-dark-history-of-iq-tests-stefan-c-dombrowski<br /> Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi, "Science, Ideology, and Ideals: The Social History of IQ Testing," Centennial Review 38, 2 (1994)<br /> Carlos Kevin Blanton, "From Intellectual Deficiency to Cultural Deficiency: Mexican Americans, Testing, and Public School Policy in the American Southwest, 1920-1940," Pacific Historical Review 72, 1 (2003)<br /> Jason Ellis, "Inequalities of Children in Original Endowment: How Intelligence Testing Transformed Early Special Education in a North American City School System," History of Education Quarterly 53, 4 (2013)<br /> Carl Kaestle. The Gordon Commission on the Future of Assessment in Education, "Testing Policy in the United States: A Historical Perspective."</p> <p>Film Synopsis:</p> <p> https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristenlopez/2019/07/05/forrest-gump-at-25-disability-representation-for-better-and-worse/<br /> <a href= "https://www.unilad.co.uk/featured/disabled-actors-need-better-representation-in-hollywood/"> https://www.unilad.co.uk/featured/disabled-actors-need-better-representation-in-hollywood/</a></p> <p>Generational Shrimping:</p> <p>Emily Blejwas, "Shrimpin' the Bayou," Mobile Bay (19 June 2020) https://mobilebaymag.com/shrimpin-the-bayou/<br /> Frye Gaillard, Sheila Hagler, and Peggy Deniston, In the Path of the Storms: Bayou la Batre, Coden, and the Alabama Coast (University of Alabama Press, 2008, ProQuest EBook Central).<br /> Marcie Cohen Ferris, "History, Place, and Power: Studying Southern Food," Southern Cultures 21:1 (Spring 2015): 2-7. h