Our course videos are now posted here, please share. Presentation (35 points): You will need to present on your paper topic. Your presentation should be in the format of a Prezi.com presentation, a photo essay, or a short documentary video. Your presentation should be posted on the blog and have a title, a short description, and… [Read more…]
November 20, 2011
Louis Theroux: Most Hated Family in America Jonestown–the Final Report Our guest speaker, Dr. Linh Hoang, from Siena College will be showing two short documentaries on overzealous religious groups. Dr. Hoang will lead us in discussion afterwards. Please be sure to take notes during the documentary and discussion. You can post your blog posting #10… [Read more…]
November 11, 2011
This week, we have guest speaker Staci Newmahr, author of Playing on the Edge. For blog posting #9, please read the assigned chapters from the book. What was the argument of each chapter? What was the evidence used? Find further links to information that is directly related to the reading material. Post a question for Dr. Newmahr… [Read more…]
November 5, 2011
This week in our Deviant Behavior class, we will be screening the documentary I created, Covered, which documents some social issues in the lives of heavily tattooed women and female tattoo artists. After the screening, we will have a panel of veteran female tattooists, including: Sofia Estrella (aka Ms. Deborah), Pat Sinatra, Jen McTammaney, Emma Porcupine,… [Read more…]
October 28, 2011
This week in class, we will have members of the Hellions of Troy Roller Derby League joining our class for a discussion and demonstration about roller derby. Please look up information about roller derby, what is it, what is the history of the sport, who participates in it, what are the different eras of the… [Read more…]
October 19, 2011
On October 26th, guest speakers Che Rickman and Matt Crawford will be leading us in a hands-on workshop on light painting. They are currently working on a documentary film about light painters from around the world called Luminary and another project called Texas by Light (photos). For our blog posting number 6, please look up light… [Read more…]
October 13, 2011
This week, students will be posting their Xtranormal.com animations on the blog and presenting them in class. Please choose a topic that is different than those covered in class. You will select three journal articles from JSTOR and incorporate those into the conversation that your characters are having. The videos should be between two and… [Read more…]
September 28, 2011
This week, we will be reading one chapter from Transgender Voices and we will have a guest speaker, Hawk Stone, who will lead us in a workshop exploring the areas of gender, identity, and sexuality. Hawk Stone is an internationally recognized expert therapist in transgender care, with 25 years experience working with transsexual, transgender and gender… [Read more…]
September 28, 2011
This week, we will have invited speakers from La Domaine Esemar speak with us. BDSM is an acronym for Bondage & Discipline and sadomasochism. BDSM is consensual erotic play, highly psychologically charged, where one person (the “submissive”) agrees to submit to another person (the “dominant”). La Domaine Esemar is a unique BDSM training facility of Masters… [Read more…]
September 23, 2011
This week, we are reading two chapters from Stripped: Inside the Lives of Exotic Dancers. Sociologist Bernadette Barton explores the world of strip clubs as a site of women’s employment, in this ethnographic study based on interviews and observation. What are the working conditions like for the dancers? How do they experience this world? What… [Read more…]
December 5, 2011
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