Title:
Cinematic sociology : social life in film
JLCTITLE245:
[edited by] Jean-Anne Sutherland, Kathryn Feltey.
Publication Information:
Thousand Oaks : Pine Forge Press, c2010.
Physical Description:
xiv, 284 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
ISBN:
9781412960465
Abstract:
"This one-of-a-kind text takes readers beyond watching movies; it helps them "see" films sociologically and develops critical thinking and analytical skills that will be useful in college coursework and beyond. Cinematic Sociology's 15 essays from expert scholars in sociology and cultural studies explore the ways social life is presented - distorted, magnified, or politicized - in popular film. Exploring a variety of captivating classic and current films such as Forty Year Old Virgin, The Devil Wears Prada, North Country, and My Fair Lady, this unique book helps students to view films sociologically while also providing much needed pedagogy for teaching sociology through film"--Book jacket.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction. American society and film ; Sociology and film ; Sociological "toolkit" ; In this book -- Social class and inequality. Sitting in the dark with Max: classical sociological theory through film / Michael Kimmel ; Understanding social mobility through the movies / James J. Dowd ; Class in the classroom: Hollywood's distorted view of inequality / Robert C. Bulman -- Race and ethnicity. Spectacle of black violence as cinema / Ed Guerrero ; Don't worry, we are all racists!: Crash and the politics of privitization / Susan Searls Giroux and Henry A. Giroux ; Latinos/as through the lens / Carleen R. Basler -- Gender and sexuality. Constructing empowered women: cinematic images of power and powerful women / Jean-Anne Sutherland ; Masculinity of the governator: muscle and compassion in American politics / Michael A. Messner ; Working the boundaries: bisexuality and transgender on film / Betsy Lucal and Andrea Miller -- Work and family. Service, smiles, and selves: film representations of labor and the sociology of work / Karla A. Erickson ; Reel families: family life in popular films / Janet Cosbey -- Global connections. Scripting an enemy: portrayals of Arab terrorists in American film / L. Susan Williams and Travis W. Linnemann ; Dirty pretty things: migration, the state, and contexts of survival in the global city / Roberto G. Gonzales -- Social change and the environment. Only possible solution? The challenge of nonviolence to the hegemony of violence in film / Kathryn Feltey ; From earth to cosmos: environmental sociology and images of the future in science fiction film / Christopher W. Podeschi.