Posts about: sociology

Studying science fiction films can help students understand the power societies have to shape our lives

Studying science fiction films can help students understand the power societies have to shape our lives

Title of course: Sociology, Science Fiction Film, and Artificial Intelligence What prompted the idea for the course? A colleague in the sociology department used to teach a course using a film genre from the 1940s and 1950s that presented a bleak view of modern societies. I liked the idea of using film in my classes, […]…