![]() Tags: globalization, social mvmts/social change/resistance, political economy, global justice movement, mobilization, neoliberalism, power elite, global trade, wto, 21 to 60 mins Year: 2009 Length: 26:14 Access: pbs Summary: This is a PBS special on the 1999 Seattle Protests against the WTO. Drawing on interviews from local police,trade representatives, protestors, the mayor, and journalists present during the protests, this video analyzes the political and economic context of the WTO meetings and the actual conflicts in the street that ultimately shut down the meetings. It is a great example of the struggle over shaping globalization, including neoliberal globalization and the alter-globalization movement, and state repression of protestors. It offers a great way to discuss Kellner's concepts of globalization from above vs. globalization from below (discussed in "Theorizing Globalization"). Showing coalitions of labor groups, religious organizations, and social justice advocates, it is also a great illustration of social movement concepts, including moblization, framing, and opportunity structures. Submitted By: Paul Dean
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![]() The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Tags: weber, capitalism, theory, protestant ethic, religion, rationality, subtitles/CC, 06 to 10 mins Year: 2009 Length: 9:49 Access: YouTube Summary: This is a student-made video that summarizes Weber's book, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (which was done for a sociology class assignment). It uses music, subtitles, and still images. The video is very well done and covers all the main points from the book. Submitted By: Paul Dean ![]() Tags: social mvmts/social change/resistance, subtitles/CC, 21 to 60 mins Year: 2005 Length: 26:40 Access: no online access Summary: This is from the Sociology DVD Series "The Way We Live." Provides an introduction to social movements by looking at characteristics fundamental to all social movements, including the idea of collective identity, politics, values, emotion, tactics – which often determine whether a social movement will be a success or a failure. Submitted By: Paul Dean ![]() Tags: theory, 00 to 05 mins Year: 2009 Length: 2:45 Access: YouTube Summary: Very good and concise statement on Theory by Professor Steve Steel (who is a talking head throughout the video). Overview - 1. The false dichotomy between theory and practice; 2. Why is sociological theory valuable to you?; 3. Basic research is used in building theory; 4. Applied research uses theories; 5. The better the theories the better the decisions we can make about life. Submitted By: Paul Dean ![]() Tags: consumption/consumerism, marketing/brands, social mvmts/social change/resistance, culture jamming, subvertising, 11 to 20 mins Year: 2010 Length: 16:01 Access: Vimeo Summary: This short documentary was presented at the Cannes Film Festival in 2009. It opened the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and won a 2010 academy award under the category of animated short. The film depicts a world populated solely by corporate logos, and the villain of the story is none other than Ronald McDonald. The violence in this film and its atrocious characters stand in jarring contrast to the generally sublime messages corporations attempt to associate with their logos. While the ubiquity of corporate logos is certainly a remark on contemporary capitalism and consumption, I think the film works as an excellent example of cultural resistance or culture jamming, which can be summed up as an effort to subvert meanings. Carly Stasko elaborates on the practice of culture jamming in this clip taken from a documentary on the subject. Submitted By: Lester Andrist ![]() Barbara Ehrenreich Tags: capitalism, class, inequality, marx/marxism, organizations/occupations/work, theory, Ehrenreich, 06 to 10 mins Year: 2007 Length: 9:45 Access: YouTube Summary: This clip is an interview with journalist Barbara Ehrenreich, who discusses the growing gap between the rich and the poor in the United States. In Ehrenreich's estimation, the US is "the most class divided of the industrial countries." The clip works well as a means of underscoring the concept of class inequality in the United States, and is particularly useful because Ehrenreich's conclusions are based on her own experiences as a person who attempted to survive on lower class wages. At six minutes, Moyer asks, "Don't people call you a Marxist?" and in fact the clip works well as a way of opening discussion about whether Marx's ideas of growing class inequality are being realized in the United States. Finally, the 10 minute clip is also a nice addition to classroom discussions dealing with the ideas in Ehrenreich's book, Nickel and Dimed. Submitted By: Lester Andrist ![]() Tags: capitalism, knowledge, marx/marxism, alienation, false consciousness, ideology, 06 to 10 mins Year: 2009 Length: 8:17 Access: BoingBoing: a Directory of Wonderful Things Summary: This clip is a cartoon produced by John Sutherland, which attempts to defend and promote the principles of capitalism against other economic philosophies. The clip exists as a good example of capitalist propaganda which depicts capitalism in very rosie terms, and notably fails to explore or explain the downsides of capitalism about which Karl Marx wrote. This eight-minute clip would work well as a means of exploring the Marxist notion of alienation. Namely, how would the cartoon be different if it took alienation seriously? I have also successively used the cartoon's overly optimistic depiction of capitalism as a means of beginning discussion about the idea of a false consciousness. Submitted By: Lester Andrist ![]() Tags: commodification, globalization, marx/marxism, coffee, commodity fetishism, ethical consumption, fair trade, 06 to 10 mins Year: 2007 Length: 8:17 Access: YouTube Summary: This short video is made by a Sustainable Harvest, a large Fair Trade coffee importer. The video is a marketing piece for Fair Trade and what the company calls "Relationship Coffee." These are excellent concepts to juxtapose with Marx's concept of commodity fetishism, but this video is particularly helpful (in comparison to other videos I found) because it focuses on telling "the story behind the beans" as a means of showing consumers where their commodity came from, how it was produced, and building a relationship between coffee buyers and sellers. Submitted By: Paul Dean ![]() Tags: class, du bois, intersectionality, race/ethnicity, black middle class, double consciousness, the veil, subtitles/CC, 06 to 10 mins Year: 2001 Length: 7:43 Access: No online access Summary: This is another clip from People Like Us: Social Class in America (start 42:55; end 50:37). It explores issues of race and class among the Black Middle Class. It documents the tensions of upwardly mobile African Americans who want to achieve the celebrated (middle class) position of the American mainstream, but at the risk of losing their black culture and identity. It is a good demonstration of Du Bois' concepts of the veil and double consciousness among a group that is aware of their own Black identity, but also aware of how mainstream White culture views them and the challenges they face as African Americans. Submitted By: Paul Dean ![]() Tags: foucault, surveillance, panopticon, 1984, orwell, big brother, police, crime, disciplinary society, privacy, 00 to 05 mins Year: 2008 Length: 4:51 Access: YouTube Summary: This is a student-made video that explores the Panopticon. It includes contemporary examples such as security cameras, the Patriot Act, and social networking sites; brief commentary on Jeremy Bentham and his original Panopticon; and theoretical discussion of Foucault. Submitted By: Paul Dean |
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