Episode 49: The Dojo's Top Ten Films of 2024
The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast
On this month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast we are capping off the end of the year with another "best of List." This episode is designed to be a companion piece to my Final essay for 2024 on the blog: The Films that Encapsulate 2024. As with the list on the blog, this episode's list is not a list of the films that are the most Sociologically relevent, but rather, the films that I saw in 2024 that I gave 4 stars and above to on Because of the function of lists, I will not be including detailed production notes for the episode as that will inevitably spoil the films on...
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Episode 48: Teacher Representations in Film with Dr. Jeremy Delamarter
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On this Month's Episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast, Dr. Jeremy Delamarter, Associate Professor and Chair of the Education Department at Saint Martin's University, joins the host to discuss the representation of teachers in film. They discuss the differences between "effective" and "affective" teaching, how teachers are conditioned to exploit themselves through it's origin in religious doctrine, the white savior trope, and why teachers on film are so damn inspiring! This episode really does "Stand and Deliver" the "Dangerous Minds" of "Freedom Writers" who shout "Here comes the Boom!"...
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Episode 47: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night 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 analyze Ana lily Amirpour's debut film: the goth girl German expressionist Iranian vampire spaghetti western A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. We talk about fangs, feminism and bloody fun (with more than a few tangents) Enjoy! Happy Halloween! Production Notes: Intro: 0:00-3:03 Catch-up with Dr. Gibson's work 3:04-22:23 Sex with Robots Conference Update discussion and Meeting Keanu Basics of 'A Girl': 22:24-45:32 Dr. Gibson's Experience with Amirpour's work Plot Synopsis Genre...
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Episode 46: Rustin with Dr. Brittany Friedman
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On this Month's Episode of the Sociologist's Dojo Dr. Brittany Friedman Assistant Professor of Sociology at USC and the author of the forthcoming book: discuss the 2023 Biopic Rustin. After a brief discussion of their upcoming work, Dr. Friedman and your Host dive into Rustin as an organizing film and whether or not we consider it a Biopic. We then look at the film through a historical lens before sociologically analyzing its overall themes. Apologies for a lack of detailed Production notes and Time codes on this episode. Time of production caused them to be ommitted. They will...
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Episode 45: Barbarian with Dr. Jaime Hartless
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On this month's episode of , Horror Scholar Dr. Jaime Hartless returns to talk about the 2022 film Barbarian. Topics that we discuss include: COVID filmmaking, the dangers of Reganite Capitalism, problems of police power and A LOT about The Rape Culture. Never share a rental property with a stranger, and never go into the basement. Enjoy! Production Notes: Intro: 0:00-2:39 Update on Dr. Hartless 2:40-10:00 Work on Witches Paper on Queer Ghost Hunting Book: Allyship in Social movements Policy towards police at PRIDE Events Neve Cambell returning...
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Episode 44: Mad Max: Fury Road with Dr. Maricio Quilpatay
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On this Month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast, Dr. Maricio Quilpatay, Teaching and Curriculum Officer in the School of Languages and Culture at the University of Syndey and I are driving down the Fury Road to discuss George Miller's 2015 chaotic, chrome encrusted, cinematic cacophony Mad Max: Fury Road. Our conversation covers the topics of political allegories, masculinity, capitalistic validation and linguistic legitimacy. "WITNESS" this fantastic episode! Production Notes: Intro: 0:00-2:25 Basics of Dr. Quilpatay 2:43-8:56 Sociological Background Work on ...
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Bonus Episode: The 2024 Love and Sex with Robots Conference with Dr. Rebecca Gibson
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On this bonus episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast, frequent guest, Dr. Rebecca Gibson comes back on the Podcast to discuss the upcoming being held at the University of Quebec at Montreal on August 24-25th 2024. Enjoy! Production Notes: Intro: 0:00-1:08 The Conference Discussion 1:09-19:51 Synopsis, Goals and Expectations 'Her' Reference Interigating Industry people about ethics Shout out International and Interdisciplanary Involvement eliminates Insecurity around A.I. Dr. Gibson's Presentation Dr. Gibson's Most anticipated Events Key Note...
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Episode 43: Charlie the Lonesome Cougar with Dr. Candace Korasick
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On this Month's Episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast, Dr. Candace Korasick Adjunct Professor of Sociology at Texasd A+M University: Central Texas and I discuss the 1967 Disney Docudrama "Charlie the Lonesome Cougar" Join us as we talk about animal selfhood, Disney's need to control nature and the white rapping styles of Rex Allen. Enjoy! Production Notes: Intro: 0:00-2:06 Basics of Dr. Korasick 2:07-49:01 Educational background Human/Animal relationship focus Collaborative relationship between dogs and humans What they "stan" for in Popular Culture "Surprisingly...
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Episode 42: The Bruce Lee Episode Part III: "The (Social Justice) Warrior" with Dr. Ted Preston.
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On this month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo, The Bruce Lee Trilogy with Dr. Ted Preston of Rio Hondo College concludes with a discussion of the differences between eastern and western fight choreography, before diving into the various sociologically relevant themes in Bruce Lee's filmography. Enjoy! Don't forget to Listen to: Production Notes: Intro: (0:00-2:05) Previously on... In Media Res Fight Choreography Rant (2:05-25:22) Differences between Eastern and Western Fight Choreography "In Camera" vs. "The edit" What is the fight's purpose? Action vs. Martial Arts...
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Episode 41: The Bruce Lee Episode: Part II "The Icon and The Movie Star." with Dr. Ted Preston
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On this month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast, Dr. Ted Preston, Professor of Philosophy at Rio Hondo College and I continue our lengthy discussion about Bruce Lee. In Part II of this trilogy, we finish up our converstation on Lee's philisophical motivations and then spend much of the episode placing Lee in historical context through looking at his image, icon status and legacy Enjoy! Look for Part III out in May Production Notes Intro: 0:00-2:20 Previously on: In Media Res Prologue Motivations and Consequences: 2:21-23:58 A...
info_outlineThis month on The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast, we are celebrating the season with our first annual Holiday Episode. To that end, every year we will be talking Winter Holiday content. This year, Dr. Liz Faber, Assistant Professor of English and Communication at Dean College and Recipiant of the Emily Toth Award for best Best Single Work in Women's Studies for their first book: The Computer's Voice From Star Trek to Siri, graciously comes back on the pod to kick off this anaugral yultide swaray with an analysis of the 1984 Christmas/Horror Classic: Gremlins. Get ready for a onversation that spans a variety of subjects: alegorical childhood, cauthionary tales, What makes a Christmas Movie?, Dark 80's Children's stories, and of course: bright lights, water, and midnight snacks. Enjoy!
Production Notes:
Intro: 0:00-2:59
- Value of a Vest
Dr. Faber's Research Update: (3:00-22:30)
- Dr. Faber's Upcoming Second book: Robot Suicide (2023)
- Dr. Faber's Upcoming Third book: Under the Misiletoe: Holiday Romance and Pop Culture (2024)
- Holiday Movie Plot similarities
- Dr. Faber's Chapter on Christmas Horror Tropes
- Criteria for Christmas Films vs. Films Set at Christmas
- Dr. Fber's Holiday Film Rankings
Basics of Gremlins: (1984) (22:31-42:39)
- Plot Summary
- Trivia from IMDB
- General Themes
- Bagging on Gremlins 2
Historical Context: (42:40-65:08)
- Biographical History with the Film
- "Dark" 80's Children's Films
- Gremlins as a manifestation of 1950's Xenophobic Anxieties
- Racist orientalism and Assimilation Narratives
- The Film's mixed messages on Capitalism
- The "Spielbergization" of Nostalgia
Social Analysis: (65:09-98:43)
- Gremlins as an allegory for Childhood Part 1
- The Gender Politics of Gremlins
- Gremlins as an allegory for Childhood Part II
- Learning From Pop Culture
- Predictions for Gremlins 3
- Attacks on Representation
- Racist Orientalism Part II
- "We are all Gremlins,"
Outtro (98:44-103:39)
- Plugs
- Socials
Stick Around For:
- The Continued Bagging on Indiana Jones ( See Blackbeard/Cutthroat Island Episode)
- Another NFT Rant ( See The Matrix Francise Episode)
- Brian and Dr. Faber Canceling Themselves, and trying to cover it up ;) LOL
Links:
- Dr. Faber's Twitter @LizWFab
- Buy their Award Winning Book: The Computer's Voice: From Star Trek to Siri
- Dr. Faber's Website
- Dr. Faber's First Apperance: Episode 6: Star Trek: First Contact ( Where we talk about The Computer's Voice)
- Dr. Faber's Second Apperance: Episode 16: The Terminator Franchise ( Where we talk about Robot Suicide)
- Dr. Faber's Third Apperance: Episode 22: Dr. Liz and Dr. Leigh's Star Trek Academy Featuring Dr. Leigh McKagen
- Follow the Blog and Podcast @thesociologistS
- The Sociologist's Dojo Blog
All Audio Clips were used under Faire Use for Comment and Criticism
- Simpsons "See My Vest"
- Anna and the Apocalypse " Turning my Life Around"
- Muppet Christmas Carol " It Feels like Christmas"
- The Gremlins suite
- Gremlins film clips: Billy's mom v. Gremlins, Gerald in the bank, Mrs. Deale Death, The Bar Scene
- Everything Everywhere All At Once Clip " The Parking Lot Scene"
- Ferrell and Reily as Bowie and Crosby singing " Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy"