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'Everyone Is Supersmart Now': Learning Higher-Level and Critical Sociological Thinking from the Dystopian Satire of M. T. Anderson's 'Feed'
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Teaching Sociology . Oct 2022 50(4):309-321. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Sociology instructors have long used nontraditional texts such as literary fiction to demonstrate core course concepts, increase student engagement, and develop students' critical thinking in the classroom. In this article, I explore how written assignments structured around identifying core course concepts in a dystopian novel that connects to student interests can help develop higher-level and critical sociological thinking skills. Using data from an upper-level Sociology of Media course at a large, Midwestern university, I detail a final paper assignment centered around M. T. Anderson's dystopian satire novel "Feed." I present qualitative and quantitative findings that demonstrate students' successful use of higher-level and critical sociological thinking to identify, analyze, and support original arguments regarding core course concepts within the dystopian world and our own.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0092-055X and 1939-862X
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Teaching Sociology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1351778
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0092055X221120859