On this month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast, we be talking Pirates! Specifically, this episode will conduct a social and historical comparison between 1952's Blackbeard The Pirate and 1995's Cutthroat Island Historian and Pirate Scholar Dr. Jamie Goodall returns to the podcast to talk about her new book Pirates and Privateers: From Long Island Sound to Delaware Bay as wll as the numerous and sometimes cringe inducing historical inaccuracies of these two films and the differences of what consitutes a "Studio Picture" four decades apart. So Hoist the sails and batten down the hatches, for we be sailing into the wind of some really bad cinema!

Production Notes:

Intro: 0.00-1:07

Discussion of Dr. Goodall's new Book (1:07-33:28)

• More Narrative (1630-1720's)
• Brief Synposis
• The Importance of Burlington NJ
• A "Pieces of Eight" Conversion
• Pirates and Privateers
• The Captain Kidd Influence
• Black Salors and the Enslaved
• Politics and Pirates
• Dr. Goodall's Next Book

Basics of the Films (33:29-41:27)

• Background
• Plot Synopsis

Historical Context (41:47-60:55)

• Birth of Cinematic Pirate Talk
• Two Timelines
• Cuthhroat's (Many) Inaccuracies
• No desire for Historical Accurracy in Blackbeard used as an escape
• Cutthroat trying to bring about "a bit time return" for the Pirate film (and Failing)
• The Counter Culture of the Indie Movie scene of the 1990's
• The Problem with depicting white slaves
• Tokenism and Frivality as a shield against criticism

Social Analysis (61:10-87:48)

• Studio driven pictures
• Different results (Blackbeard vs. Cutthroat)
• The wasted potiential of Cutthroat Island
• Gendered Double Standards
• Cutthroat Inaccuracies part II
• Film as "Soft Power"
• The Faculty responsibility to correct "realistic " portrayals
• Reality is more Diverse than Fiction
• Plugs and Alternate Titles

Outtro: 87:49-89:21

• All audio Clips were used under Faire Use

Stick around for:

• Brian and Jamie Bagging on Indiana Jones as a Faculty Member
• A Few Special guests :)

Links:

Dr. Goodall's Previous Episode

The Blog's Current Director Series: Karyn Kusama

Follow Dr. Goodall through her Website which links to all her socials

It's Spooooky Month! and what better way to celebrate than to talk about the best onomatopoeia Horror Franchise, Scream. Sociologist and Horror Scholar Dr. Jaime Hartless returns to the Podcast to talk about meta horror, subversion of tropes, feminism, and the well deserved love and devotion to Gale Weathers. Enjoy!

Warning: We spoil everything up through Scream (2022)

Episode Notes:

Intro: 0:00-2:18

Basics: 2:20-24:52

• Production
  • Sixth Film without Cambell?
  • Plot Synopsis
  • Suspension of Disbelief
  • Trivia
• Sydney and Gale Love Part 1
• To Trope, or not to Trope

Historical Context 25:19-68:13

• Biographical Experience with the Franchise
• Gale and Sydney Love Part 2
• State of the Horror Genre before Scream
• Satire of Horror
  • Complicated relationship with Horror Fans
  • Generational Gap
  • Referencing the time period...for 25 years
• Toxic Fandom of Horror
• A Critique of the Genre
• Critiquing the Franchise
• The Popularity of Kirby Reed

Social Analysis 68:30-129:19

• Scream, a Feminist Franchise.
  • Recontextualizing "The Final Girl"
  • The Enemy is The Patriarchy
• Sydney and Gale Love Part 3
• Scream 3 and the Weinsteins
• Trauma, Violence, and Disability
• Legacy sequel formula
• Sixth film Predictions
• Gale, Dewey and "The Rom Com"

Outtro: 129:19-131:22

Plugs and Links

• Follow Dr. Hartless on Twitter @JaimeHartless @drHorrorphd
• Men, Women and Chainsaws by Carol Clover
• Final Girls and a New Hollywood Formula by Alexandra West
• Horror Noire Documentary
• Dr. Hartless' Previous episode
• Follow the blog and Podcast on Twitter @Thesociologists
• The Blog is just starting "The Films of Karyn Kusama" series
• Recent Essay: When Gender Socialization...met the RomCom

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On this Month's episiode of the podcast, I am joined by Dr. Jjenna Hupp Andrews, Assistant Professor of Studio Art at Mott Community College to talk about Fan Art, and the Fan Art Subculture. We also talk about Metalsmithing, the Subjectivity of art and Dr. Who. Come with us, and you will see, a world of Artist's imagination :)

Intro 0.00-2:00

Basics of Dr. Andrews 2:02-47:00

• Degrees earned, Professor, Activist
• Community College vs. Universitites
• Masculinity, High Art and Misogyny
• Dr. Andrews Favorite Pop Culture
• "Suffer the Little Children" Series
• Dr. Andrews on 'Monster Artists'

Historical Context 47:30-88:26

• Fan Art Definition
• Dr Andrews experience with Fan Art
• Differences between Quality and Style
• Defining Subculture
• Fan Subcultures and Fan Art
• Artist Stereotypes

Social Analysis 88:40-122:43

• Copyright and Fan Art
• Fans as exploited labor
• Public Ownwership of Content
• Pop Culture and Reference Groups

Outtro 122:44-130:07

• Plugs
• Next on the Blog

Stick around For:

• Brian being Ignorant about Meatalsmithing
• Dr. Who Love (especially for Peter Capaldi's 12)
• A Discussion of How Disney is Letigiously Evil

All audio Clips are used under faire use for criticism and commentary.

Follow the Blog: Here

Follow The Sociologist's Dojo on Twitter: @thesociologistS

Dr. Jjenna Hupp Adrews Website

Follow Jjenna Hupp Andrews on Twitter: @Jjenna

On this month's Episode of The Scociologist's Dojo Podcast, I am joined by Previous guests Dr. Liz Faber and Dr. Leigh McKagen to do a deep dive into Strar Trek. We talk Gendered ships, Caregiving, Fan Culture, its existence as a media text, and Imperialism; like, alot. Strap in for a free flowing conversation that tries to touch on the Impact the IP of Star Trek has had on our historical, social and cultural landscape. ENGAGE! #ThereisaTrekforthat

Intro: 0:00-4:48

• Basics of this Unconventional Episode
• Reintroduction to the episode's guests

The State of the Federation: 4:19-30:10

• A Brief History of Star Trek
• The Current Landscape of Trek
• Identity vs. Imperialism
• Media Landscape/Trope Narratives
• The CSI effect

Historical Context of Trek: 30:11-109:03

• Foreign and Domestic Policy
• 90's Race and Gender Commentary
• The Federation and Diversity
• Imperialism/Individualism/Heroism
• Making it Palatable for Capitalists
• We don't talk about that...
• Robot Stand ins
• Caregiving
• Parent Death Tropes
• Imperialists are Never Refugees
• Spaceships as "womblike" embassys (with a Holodeck Aside)
• The Masculine (Female) Captain

The Star Trek Fan Culture 110:06-157:08

• Nostalgia tempering analysis
• A Trio of Academic Geek Rants
• Fan Gatekeeping
• There is a Trek for Every Mood
• Trying to Untangle the timeline
• SPACE!
• Rapid Fire! (Captain, Series, and Film)

Outtro: 157:10-163:14

Plugs:

The Computer's Voice

Routledge Companion to Star Trek

Global Perspectives on the Liminility of the Supernatural

The Sociologist's dojo blog: "Black Lives Matter, Batman and Police Militarization

Follow Dr. Liz Faber: @LizWFab

Follow Dr. Leigh McKagen: @LeighMcKagen

Follow the blog and Podcast @ThesociologistS

Read essays on the Blog: The Sociologist's Dojo

Stick around for:

• The renaming of the Space Telescope
• A Poncho Interlude
• And me getting taken to Star Trek school by these Brilliant Scholars

All clips were used under Fair Use for Comment and Criticism

Data and Picard

Drop it Like it's Spock

Team America Theme

Team America Theme (sad)

On this month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast Dr. Ellen Meiser of The Social Breakdown Podcast and I tackle the epic High Fantasy Trilogy: The Lord of the Rings . We talk about terrorism, tourism, and meme culture before getting into The Masculinity, sexuality, racism and power dynamics in Middle Earth. Listen up, or "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!"

Intro: 0:00-5:15

• Not being a Good student
• Dr. Meiser's Previous Episodes
• Peter Jackson's Version

Basics: 5:15-21:42

• Production
• Trivia
• Plot
• Filling in the Gaps

Historical Context: 21:55-54:05

• Dr. Meiser's Initial Thoughts
• Book Talk (WWI) and its impact
• The Odessy to find a Production Company
• LOTR Meme Culture
• The Films as Soft Power
• New Zealand GDP and Tourism
• Escapism from the realities of Terrorism
• Sociological World Building

Social Analysis 54:20-96:00

• Masculinity in Middle-Earth
• Power Dynamics of the Realm
• Lack of Female Representation
• Sexuality of the Fellowship
• Environmentalism vs. Industry
• Colonialism and Race
• Major in Sociology
• Trauma Mental Illness and Drug Addiction
• The Importance of Friendship

Outtro 96:13-103:26

• Plugs and banter
• @TheSocBreakdown
• @ThesociologistS
• The Sociologist's Dojo Blog
• Global Perspectives on the Liminility of the Supernatural

Stick around for:

• This becoming an ageism podcast for a few seconds
• A post script hint at Dr. Meiser's next episode

All clips used were done under Faire Use

Links:

Bush and Lord of the Rings Article

Frodo, Thomas and The Supreme Court

Trump's Lawyer: " Gondor has No King"

RW Connell's Masculinities

Naomi Kline's Disaster Capitalism

This month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast we embrace the Chaos of Nic Cage. Dr. Courtenay Stallings of Pepperdine University and I talk through the cultural icon of Nic Cage by curating three unique films from his long and varied career. We talk about the difficulty of Parenting, The Rape Culture, and the healing from Grief, loss, and Trauma. Enjoy!

Intro and Format specifications (0:00-4:00)'

• Disclaimer and set up

Dr. Stallings and Brian's Relationship with Cage (4:12-12:12)

• 'Raising Arizona' as an Inception point
• Naturalism vs. Nicolas Cage
• From Hate to Love
• "The Contest"
• Mandy Love

Cultural Context of Nic Cage (12:13-23:27)

• The Cultural consumption of an Icon
• From Meme to Movies
• Persona creation and Consumption
• Nic Cage is Cinema

Raising Arizona 24:10-47:32

• Basic Plot
• Parenting, Childcare and the Formula shortage paralell
• Does Comedy dilute Social messages
• Coens and Cage
• Best Scenes

Vampire's Kiss (47:55-73.06)

• Basics of the Film
• WTF?
• Meme Generator
• Experimentation
• Double Feature with American Psycho
• Nic Cage and the Rape Culture
• Brian's 10 min rule for Nic Cage Films
• Best Scenes

Pig (73:40-95:04)

• Assumptions of Plot
• Subverting expectations
• The Subtle Cage
• Healing from Grief Loss and Trauma
• Best Scenes

Final Takaways (95:05-100:23)

• Honorable Mentions

Plugs and Outtro (100:24-102:13)

All clips were used under fair use.

Links

Dr. Stallings on Twitter @CourtenayCal

The Sociology of Nicolas Cage

Mandy Review

National Treasure: Nicolas Cage by Lindsy Gibb

The Age of Cage by Keith Phipps

On this month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo we are talking about the social analysis of single women's depictions in film with Kim Martinez Philips, Doctorial Candidate and Sociology Instructor at Memorial University Newfoundland. We also talk Jaws, Will Smith, and the existential torture of having to update our aging pop culture references for our students.

Getting to Know Kim Philips 2:25-25:50

• Background and Education
• The Oscar Slap
• Changing References
• International TV

Film and the Single Girl: Damaging Depictions of Single Women: 25:51-62:16

• Basics of the Study (Theory and Methods)
• Choosing a lot of International Cinema
• Theme 1: There is something wrong with single women
• Theme 2: Single Women are mentally Unstable
• Theme 3: Single Women are sad and pathetic
• Theme 4: Women Need to be Rescued
• Theme 5 Womanhood and Femininity is abandoned
• Intersectionality and depictions of Single Women

Outtro 62:17-77:49

• Suggestions on How create a Bridge to Non White Western Cinema
• Plugs

Links

• Find Kim Phillips on Twitter @IchooseFeminism
• Follow the Blog at The Sociologist's Dojo
• Follow the blog and the podcast on twitter @TheSociologistS
• Ichoosefeminism.com

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 8:40-50:58

• Basic Premise
• Gender Non Conformity Anxiety
• Horror as a unique Teaching Tool
• Ex: Nightmare on Elm Street 2
• The Bifurcation of the Horror Genre
• Assignments and working with Students

Witchcraft and Representation 51:13-84:40

• The Duality and use of the Image of the Witch in Pop Culture
• Ex: "Jennifer's Body", Willow, Buffy
• Joss and J.K. are the Worst
• The Witch and Marketplace Feminism
• Not a linerar Categorization

Upcoming 85:10-97:12

• Dr. Hartless's Supernatural Project
• "Destiel"
• Cannon and Reinterpretations
• "Bi-Phobia"

Outtro 97:15-100:26

• Plugs

All clips used under faire use.

Find Dr. Hartless at

• @JaimeHartless
• @drhorrorphd

Find The Blog at

Thesociologist'sdojo.blogspot.com

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: (8:03-31:54)

• The Crew
• The Plot(s)
• Links to Mitchell's Cloud Atlas
• IMDB Trivia
• The Wachowski's and Kubrick
• Different Direction in 'Resurrections"

Historical Context (32:06-78:50)

• Dr. Gibson's first screenings
• Brian's first Impressions
• Synergystic Media Marketing
• Novelty is a product of American Ethnocentrism
• Problematic interpretations of The Matrix
• 'Resurrections' Backlash

Social Analysis (79:06-146:47)

• Agency Vs. Structure
• Weber's Bureaucracy
• Foucault's Dicipline and Punish
• Penopticon
• Biopower
• Disability and Capitalism
• Love, Gender and "The Patriarchical Bargain"
• Sex as Revolution through Consent and Communication
• Weaponizing Nostalgia
• Detour into Resurrections
• Dr. Gibson's Red Flags
• Legacy sequels and Smith

Outtro (146:48-150:32)

• Links and Plugs

Stick around for:

• An anti-NFT Rant
• Yeah, Sex is great, but....
• Shout out to Wong Kar Wai
• A Demanding Poncho.

Links

Dr. Gibson's work

Dr. Gibson on Twitter

@TheSociologistS

The Sociologist's Dojo Essay on The matrix

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 Title
• Connection to Terminator
• Suicide and Humanity

The Terminator Franchise (6:24-54:53)

• Clarification
• Plot Recap (9:10-49:33)
• Scattered Trivia

Historical Context (55:07-89:40)

• Biographical Context
• History of Computer Dystopian Fiction
• Dystopian Sci-Fi and Development of Tech
• Historical Perceptions of Humanity through Tech
• Legacy Sequels
• Capitalist Traps
• Commercialization of Computers

Social Analysis (89:54-112:51)

• Suicide and Family Structures
• Laws of Rootics/Humanity
• Liberal Sheen on Conservative Politics
• "Good Immigrant" Narrative
• Corporatized Filmmaking
• Jim Cameron's "White-Dude "Feminism""

Wrap up 112:54-118:46

• Robot and Frank
• Plugs and Social Media
• Dr. Faber's Next Episode Pitch

Stick Around for:

• "How did Stalin feel about Robots?"
• The "Somewhere in Time" moment
• #FuckDrSilverman
• Rebranding as The Anti-John Connor Podcast
• Brian's First T2 watch
• The Rev 9 is a KitKat
• "Why Do Terminators need a penis?"