Bonus Episode: Ancillary Justice and The Matrix: Resurrections Trailer Discussion with Dr. Rebecca Gibson
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Release Date: 11/30/2021
Episode 18: Queer Representations in Horror with Dr. Jaime Hartless
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On This month's episode of the Podcast, I talk to Dr. Jaime Hartless, Assistant Professor of Sociology/Anthropology at Farmingdale State College about Queer Representations in Horror. We talk about Witchcraft , Wizzards and everything on the Gender and Sexuality Spectrum. Listen to us give a lot of praise for Karyn Kusama and Diablo Cody's "Jennifer's Body", while throwing a lot of (deserved) shade at Joss Whedon and J.K. Rowling. Basics: 1:39-8:39 Dr. Hartless's Educational Background and Research Interests Sociology of Horror Horror as a Tool For Teaching Sexuality...
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Episode 17: The Matrix Franchise with Dr. Rebecca Gibson
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On this Month's Episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast, Return guest Dr. Rebecca Gibson and I tackle the Sci-Fi Cyberpunk Dystopian Franchise of The Matrix. From the original to its gliorious 'resuurection', Dr. Gibson and I talk synergistic media marketing, American Ethnocentrism, problematic interpretations, Disability, Capitalism, some Baudrillard and a lot of Foucault. Come Join us, and we will show you just how deep the rabbit hole goes... Intro: (1:07-8:00) Catching up with Dr. Gibson and her work. A Mythology/Folklore aside This episodes overlap with the Blog Basics:...
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Episode 16: The Terminator Franchise with Dr. Liz Faber
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This month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast marks the heralded return of the "Queen of the Recap" Dr. Liz Faber to talk about the long running Sci-Fi Cyborg Dystopian Franchise of "The Terminator". After Dr. Faber's engrossing walk through of The Terminator, T2, and Dark Fate, we talk about Historical perceptions of humanity through tech, Legacy sequels, Capitalist Traps, James Cameron's White-Dude "feminism and A LOT more! Remember, "there is No fate than what we make", and what we newed is a socialist utopia Intro and Dr. Faber's New Manuscript (1:09-6:23) Topic and...
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Episode 15: The Exorcist with Dr. Courtenay Stallings
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On this month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast, return guest Dr. Courtenay Stallings of Pepperdine University and I tackle the spiritual horror classic: The Exorcist. In this episode we go over the impact of 70's social and political strife and its effect on filmmaking, especially on white male gazey Hollywood and those "Mavericks" of the time. Stick around for a discussion of science, belief, and religion through the context of the Sociology. Sadly, Poncho was cut for time.
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Episode 14: Battlestar Galactica with Dr. Leigh McKagen
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On this month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast we look to the stars as we analyze the acclaimed 2004 series Battlestar Galactica with Dr. Leigh McKagen of Virginia Tech University. We colonialism, Body rights, masculinity, Epic Heroism vs. Everyday Heroism, and of course, the dangers of Capitalism.
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Bonus Episode: Ancillary Justice and The Matrix: Resurrections Trailer Discussion with Dr. Rebecca Gibson
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On this Bonus Episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast Dr. Rebecca Gibson is back on the Pod to talk about Ann Leckie's 2013 Hugo and Nebula Award winning novel Ancillary Justice. We talk a lot about Gendered Pronouns, Consciousness and Colonialism. Later, we both engage in "delighted Flailing" as we geek out over the first trailer for The Matrix: Resurrections trying to understand what it all means before the film is released Dec 21st.
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Episode 13: Repo Man with Dr. Brian Cogan
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On this month's Episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast I am covering the Synergistic punk rock, sci-fi satire Repo Man with Guest Dr. Brian Cogan Professor in the Dept. of Communications at Molloy College and author of the book The Encyclopedia of Punk After we get to know Dr. Cogan we dive into the film's production, the history of Punk, Anti-Reaganite Capitalism, and the Marginalization of Movements. Get ready to embrace the anti-establishment and jump into the pit.
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Episode 12: The Pirates of the Caribbean Franchise with Dr. Jamie Goodall
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On this month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast, we are wading into the waters of The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise with Historian Dr. Jamie L.H. Goodall author of the incredible book Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay: From the Colonial Era to the Oyster Wars.
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Episode 11: Streaming Culture with Dr. David Arditi
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On This Month's Episode, we are talking to Dr. David Arditi Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas Arlington, and author of Streaming Culture: Subscription Platforms and the Unending Consumption of Culture This episode not only dives into Dr. Arditi's fantastic book, we also discuss the ways various forms of content have been altered by the rising 'stream', leading us back to the common problem of Capitalism.
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Episode 10: The Godfather Saga with Dr. Ellen Meiser
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On this Month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast, we are tackling Frances Ford Coppola The Godfather Saga with return guest, Dr. Ellen Meiser of The Social Breakdown Podcast. We talk about her recent publication in the Journal of Interpersonal violence titled "The Normalization of Violence in Commercial Kitchens through Food Media." with her Co-host Penn Pantumsinchi before going through each film of Coppola's Magnum Opus.
info_outlineOn this Bonus Episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast Dr. Rebecca Gibson is back on the Pod to talk about Ann Leckie's 2013 Hugo and Nebula Award winning novel Ancillary Justice. We talk a lot about Gendered Pronouns, Consciousness and Colonialism. Later, we both engage in "delighted Flailing" as we geek out over the first trailer for The Matrix: Resurrections trying to understand what it all means before the film is released Dec 21st.
Production Notes
Basics of Ancillary Justice (2:13-22:35)
- First in a trilogy
- Award winning
- Plot
- Challenging your imagination
- 'Taking Gender out of the equation'
Historical Context (22:50-46:02)
- Dr. Gibson's Love of the Trilogy
- Sexism in Sci-Fi Publishing
- The use of Initials
- Adaptation Possibilities
Social Analysis: (46:16-71:28)
- Consciousness and the Self
- Pronouns, Androgyny and Trans visibility
- Space Colonialism
Matrix: Resurrections Trailer Discussion (72:13-91:58)
- David Mitchel
- Dr. Gibson's New Book Proposal
- Alice Through the Looking Glass
- Meta Analysis
- Cornell West
Outtro 92:23-94:08
All clips used under fair use.
Links
Dr. Gibson's First episode: Episode 7: Cloud Atlas
All of Dr. Gibson's Brilliant books
Birds of Prey Review on the Blog
The Matrix Resurrections Trailer 1
Dr. Gibson on Twitter @RGibsongirl
The Sociologist's Dojo on Twitter @ThesociologistS