Monsters among Us: Using "Lovecraft Country" to Teach about Du Bois and Fanon

Autor/in	Wyatt, Randall
Titel	Monsters among Us: Using "Lovecraft Country" to Teach about Du Bois and Fanon
Quelle	In: Teaching Sociology, 50 (2022) 4, S.360-371 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0092-055X
DOI	10.1177/0092055X221121038
Schlagwörter	Racism; Science Fiction; Literary Genres; Racial Relations; Undergraduate Students; Films; Imagination; Race; Ethnicity; Introductory Courses; Sociology; Popular Culture; Mass Media; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rassismus; Literarische Form; Film; Rasse; Abstammung; Ethnizität; Einführungskurs; Soziologie; Popkultur; Massenmedien; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	This article provides tips on how popular media, specifically that of science fiction and horror, can be utilized in the classroom to elucidate complex concepts concerning race and ethnic relations. Drawing from the television series "Lovecraft Country," I highlight how concepts found in the work of authors such as W. E. B. Du Bois and Frantz Fanon are made more interesting and digestible for students at the undergraduate level when presented in films that rely heavily on science fiction and imagination. Reflections are included from students who watched this series in class during weeks where Du Bois and Fanon were required reading, demonstrating the impact the show had on their understanding of the two thinkers specifically and the study of race and ethnicity generally. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01