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Title: 'Black Dreams, Electric Mirror': Cross-Cultural Teaching of State Terrorism and Legitimized Violence
Language: English
Authors: Rodriguez, S. M.
Source: Teaching Sociology. Oct 2022 50(4):392-398.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 7
Publication Date: 2022
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Science Fiction, Violence, Police, Racial Segregation, Death, Terrorism, Intercultural Communication, Television, Undergraduate Study, Teaching Methods, Minority Groups
DOI: 10.1177/0092055X221120868
ISSN: 0092-055X
1939-862X
Abstract: Sci-fi has the power to open dialogue because its alternate world-building enables students to feel far enough from reality to discuss social problems unreservedly. In this essay, I review an assignment I developed using "Black Mirror" and "Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams" that present episodes in which militarized policing, segregation, and genocide occur with the consent and complicity of populations convinced that these measures enable their safety. Paralleling U.S. carceralism, the fictional communities have been inundated with media and political advertising for greater segregation but have themselves never experienced the criminalized violence that justifies widespread state harms. Through a generative dialogue engaging the media, a discussion question, and the concept of state terrorism, students move to observe their positionality and critically assess state violence. Therefore, I recommend this teaching tool for any critical instructors--especially minoritized professors teaching primarily White classrooms--to inspire a stimulating dialogue in service of connection-making and peacemaking in the classroom.
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