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Siodmak, Erin; Scannell, R. Joshua – Teaching Sociology, 2022
At a cultural moment in which the horrifying is central, what are the pedagogical options available by which to teach and think with our students? Horror movies, like all media, are mythmakers; media and culture reflect and reproduce but also create or consolidate. Teaching horror leads to new conversations, makes the familiar strange, and gives…
Descriptors: Films, Fear, Mass Media Effects, Cultural Influences
Dagaz, Mari; Harger, Brent – Teaching Sociology, 2011
When students enter college classrooms for the first time they inevitably have preconceived images of professors. According to research on student evaluations of teaching, these preconceptions have important implications in college classrooms. This study explores one avenue through which these preconceptions are perpetuated--popular film. Using…
Descriptors: Popular Culture, Films, Content Analysis, College Faculty
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Dowd, James J. – Teaching Sociology, 1999
Explains the interest of sociologists in feature-length film analysis. Discusses the problems with using films in sociology courses. Describes two analytic devices to help students interpret films. Presents a teaching strategy that groups films to convey certain sociological theories. Appends a schedule of films and readings. (CMK)
Descriptors: Course Content, Educational Strategies, Films, Higher Education
Besek, Jordan Fox; Pandey, Anupriya – Teaching Sociology, 2023
Scholars have long praised the ways in which film can provide students with an opportunity for deep intellectual and emotional connections to classroom material. With contemporary technology, however, instructors are instead turning toward shorter audiovisual material that can be accessed with little preparation, take up less class time, and cater…
Descriptors: Films, Multimedia Instruction, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education
Hunter, Linda; Frawley, Eleanor – Teaching Sociology, 2023
In this study we explore how incorporating an arts-based pedagogical approach, specifically, the use of film, art, and music, into a second-year sociological theory course enhances students' overall learning experiences. We report on data collected from a survey given to students enrolled in this course in 2020. Findings reveal that employing this…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Sociology, Films, Music
Messinger, Adam M. – Teaching Sociology, 2012
Content analysis is a valuable research tool for social scientists that unfortunately can prove challenging to teach to undergraduate students. Published classroom exercises designed to teach content analysis have thus far been predominantly envisioned as lengthy projects for upper-level courses. A brief and engaging exercise may be more…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Teaching Methods, Questionnaires, Pretests Posttests
Huft, Justin – Teaching Sociology, 2022
Framing as a metacommunicative device establishes the narrative of a given story and mobilizes emotional support. Within the framework of monster theory, horror movies are seen as a way of framing common fears about moral decay, concerns about the future, anxiety about outgroup members, and spiritual unknowns. In the classroom, we explore the…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Communication (Thought Transfer), Narration, Social Attitudes
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Tipton, Dana Bickford; Tiemann, Kathleen A. – Teaching Sociology, 1993
Argues that videotaped versions of feature films can enhance students' understanding of sociological topics. Describes the use of two films, "The Milagro Beanfield War" and "Roger and Me." Includes two analysis sheets that students complete as an assignment for each film. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Films, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
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Leblanc, Lauraine – Teaching Sociology, 1998
Extends the methods of using film as a tool to teach content analysis and examines the use of feature films in teaching ethnographic methods. Explores how feature films are a valuable pedagogical tool in qualitative methods instruction by drawing from an assignment developed for a course on youth subcultures. (DSK)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Ethnography, Film Study, Higher Education
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Tolich, Martin – Teaching Sociology, 1992
Describes a teaching plan using three different films for teaching sociological concepts. Suggests that the films "Annie Hall,""Modern Times," and "Roger and Me" illustrate sociological concepts and flesh out sociological analysis. Discusses the sociological import of each film and literature to accompany the film.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Enrichment, Films, Higher Education, Popular Culture
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Fails, Eleanor V. – Teaching Sociology, 1988
Describes a strategy for teaching social theory through video which was used in a pilot study of undergraduate sociology majors at Duquesne University (Iowa). Includes the films chosen and the techniques used in analysis. Several theoretical themes addressed in the films are presented. Concludes by discussing evaluative procedures. (Author/BSR)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Educational Innovation, Higher Education, Instructional Films
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King, Donna Lee – Teaching Sociology, 2000
Explores using videos to teach mass media and society from a critical sociological perspective. Discusses the content of the course from focusing on analysis of corporate capitalism and media producers to analyzing popular media texts on gender, race, the working class, and sexuality. Addresses the evaluation of the course. (CMK)
Descriptors: Advertising, Course Content, Films, Gender Issues
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Chandler, Theresa Mariani – Teaching Sociology, 1997
Describes a final assignment in an introductory sociology course that helps students apply their sociological knowledge. Students choose a book or movie, provide a plot summary, analyze it using a minimum number of sociological terms gathered from different chapters or topic areas, and provide a brief conclusion. (MJP)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Film Study, Films, Higher Education