The documentary, "The Corporation" also is good if you talk about
capitalism in your intro course.
Evan Cooper
--- Andi Stepnick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Abdallah
>
> Here you go.
>
> And I'd add Office Space for Ritzer!
>
> http://mywebpages.comcast.net/sprescott13/films-sociology.htm
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>
> Andi
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>
>
> Sociology - Films and theory
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>
>
> Classical Grand Theories
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> Brazil
> 12 Monkeys
> Office Space
> The Postman
> Witness
> Modern Times
> The Virgin Suicides -- works great with Durkheim
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> Contemporary Theoretical Portraits
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>
>
> Guess who's coming to dinner?
> Shawshank Redemption
> The Last Castle
> American Beauty
> The Great Santini
> Black Rain
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> Contemporary Grand Theories
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> Roger and Me
> Cooley High
> El Norte
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> Introduction to Theory (Multicultural Theory)
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> The Band Played On
> The Laramie Project
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> Contemporary Theories of Everyday Life
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> Life is Beautiful
> Open City
> An film using Italian Neo-Realism
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> Contemporary Integrative Theories
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> Risky Business
> Saturday Night Fever
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> Contemporary Feminist Theories
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>
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> Courage Under Fire
> Private Benjamin
> The Burning Bed
> Thelma and Louise
> Welcome to the Doll House
> But I'm a Cheerleader
> The Accused
> Girlstown
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> Postmodern Grand Theories
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> Bladerunner
> Three Kings
> Til the End of the World
> Paris, Texas
> The End of Violence (maybe any recent Wim Wenders film)
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> gender bending/transgender issues
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>
>
> The Birdcage
> Tootsie
> Some Like it Hot
> Victor/Victoria
> Boys Don't Cry
> Mississippi Masala;
> The Story of Qui Ju; and
> Tilal
> But I'm a Cheerleader
> Teddy's Bear Picnic
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>
> class awareness, interclass tensions and mobility
>
>
>
> Mystic Pizza,
> Pretty in Pink
> Mrs. Winterbourne.
> [I also have the students read an article on the "Cinderella complex"
> as a
> mobility path/myth that is present in all three]
> Norma Rae
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>
>
>
>
> upper class issues in the U.S. and Britain
>
>
>
> Howard's End,
> Age of Innocence, and
> Gosford Park
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>
> Deviance - Over the Edge for labeling theory
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>
>
> Nuts - Barbara Streisand
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>
> specific theorists
>
>
>
> For Marx and WEB Dubois, Matewan
> For Edward Said and Postcolonial Theory, Edward Said on Orientalism
> For Goffman, Merchants of Cool
> For Wallerstein, The Global Banquet
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>
>
> >Hi all,
> >
> >I will be teaching introduction to sociology this summer for the
> first
> >time. I do not watch movies much so I need your help. I am looking
> for a
> >feature film that I can use in class for students to analyze it
> using one
> >of the theoretical perspectives that I will cover in the class.
> >
> >
> >Thank you for your help
> >
> >Abdallah
> >
> >
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
>
>
>
> Andi
>
>
>
>
>
> Every object, every being,
>
> Is a jar of delight.
>
> Be a connoisseur.
>
> ~Rumi~
>
>
>
> Life is raw material. We are artisans. We can sculpt our existence
> into
>
> something beautiful, or debase it into ugliness. It's in our hands.
>
> ~Cathy Better~
>
>
>
> Things which matter most should never be at the mercy of things which
>
> matter
>
> least.
>
> ~Johann von Goethe~
>
>
>
> ----------------
>
> Dr. Andi Stepnick
>
> Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology
>
> 314 Wheeler Humanities Building
>
> Belmont University
>
> 1900 Belmont Blvd.
>
> Nashville TN 37212-3757
>
>
>
> Direct Line: (615) 460-6249
>
> Office Manager: (615) 460-5505
>
> Sociology Fax: (615) 460-6997
>
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