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Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 12:26:03 -0500
From: "Rowell, Katherine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: TEACHSOC: Re: CRASH!
To: "Sister Edith Bogue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]>
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>While students like CRASH and it is interesting to use for discussion
>purposes.. The film fails to address the problems of institutional
>racism and larger structural issues.. Students walk way using the film
>to suggest that everyone is a racist for example.... I would probably
>not use the whole film but perhaps excerpts to discuss stereotypical
>images.
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>From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
>Behalf Of Sister Edith Bogue
>Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 12:24 PM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: TEACHSOC: Re: CRASH!
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>CRASH was used as the "common text" for our first year students this
>year. Many of them seemed to like it, and they said that it gave them
>issues to talk about.
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>My experience differed. I found the film lacking in two important ways.
>First, it seemed to deal in cliche and stereotyped characeters - the
>hardworking Arab shop owner, the brutal cop with a sick parent, etc.
> Second, it is an unrelentingly negative film. While I'm all for
>highlighting social problems, some of my students often ask, "is
>sociology always depressing?" or "why do you only show us how bad things
>are, and not how people do anything to change them?"
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>I think those are valid questions from students, and prefer to show
>films in which the problems are visible but so are the opportunities for
>social action.
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> Sister Edith Bogue, Ph.D. / Dept. of Sociology
> College of St. Scholastica / Duluth MN 55811-4199
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>>>> "John Eby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/04/06 10:23 AM >>>
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>I have not seen the film CRASH, but many students from my Race,
>Ethnicity and Gender class this fall highly recommended it to me and for
>the class in the future. So, from students who should have some
>sensitivity to the issues and some analytic skills to understand them,
>CRASH gets a good review.
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>John Eby
>Messiah College
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>I vaguely remember a discussion several months ago about the film Crash
>being used in courses to illustrate issues of race and stereotypes
>(among other issues). I'm considering using this film in a Perspectives
>on Justice class and was wondering if anyone has specific ideas about
>incorporation, follow-up, etc. If you respond privately, I'll compile
>responses and post to the list.
>Much appreciated,
>~Lisa
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>Lisa Anne Zilney, Ph.D.
>Assistant Professor
>Montclair State University
>Sociology & Justice Studies
>Dickson Hall 314
>Upper Montclair, NJ, 07043
>Office: 973-655-7225
>Fax: 973-655-5389
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