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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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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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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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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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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...
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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, joins me for the first of three episodes focusing on the life, work, and legacy of Bruce Lee. In this ititial episode of The Bruce Lee Trilogy, we first get to know our guest for this Oydessy before discussing Lee's Philisophical origins and how his teachings can apply to academia. This episode has A LOT of table setting for deeper discussions later in Part II (out in April) and Part III ( out in May). Production Notes Preamble 0:00-1:15 - "The Episode is now...
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On this Month's Episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast, Dr. Ellen Meiser Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Hawaii at Hilo and Co-Host of returns to talk about the 2001 Shock Comedy "Freddy Got Fingered." We talk about the Gen X laidened, Mtv fueled Aggrievedly entitled incel Masculinity that birthed this film and its foundational legancy to Tom Green's Cultural footprint. Enjoy! Production Notes: Intro: 0:00-1:15 Update from Dr. Meiser 1:16-4:28 Podcast Hiatus New Publications ( , , ) Basics of Freddy Got Fingered 4:29-19:10 Opinion Disclaimer: We...
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On this month's guestless episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast, the host gives their "2024 State of Cinema Address." covering the 2023 Writers and Actor's Strike, placing it in a Marxian and Weberian Context, followed by a discusion of the 2024 Oscar Nominations and the social discourse surrounding them. Enjoy! Production Notes Intro 0:00-1:56 The Writers and Actor's Strike 1:57-44:40 Marxian Analysis Writer's Strike Basics Alenation and the mechanisms of striking The Power of Black Women's Activism The Individualizing of White Feminism...
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On this month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast we are capping off the end of the year with a best of List. This episode is designed to be a companion piece to my Final essay for 2023 on the blog: . This list is far more upbeat and interesting. 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 the films that I saw in 2023 that I gave 4 stars and above to on Because of the function of lists, I will not be including detailed production Notes that will inevitably spoil the films on this list. However, in the...
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On this month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast, Together with return guest Dr. Jjenna Hup Andrews of Mott Community College, we are T.raveling A.nd R.elative D.imension I.n S.pace as companions of our favorite Time Lord: The Doctor; discussing the British Sci-Fi TV series Doctor Who. Come along with us as we talk about Dalek's, Cybermen, regenerations and a whole lot of running. Sound the cloister bell! Wooo Weeee OOOOOH! Production Notes: Basics An Update on Dr. Hup Andrews work Basic Plot and origin of the Series Trivia Who is our...
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"