On this Month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast, Dr. Maricio Quilpatay, Teaching and Curriculum Officer in the School of Languages and Culture at the University of Syndey and I are driving down the Fury Road to discuss George Miller's 2015 chaotic, chrome encrusted, cinematic cacophony Mad Max: Fury Road. Our conversation covers the topics of political allegories, masculinity, capitalistic validation and linguistic legitimacy. "WITNESS" this fantastic episode!

Production Notes:

Intro: 0:00-2:25

Basics of Dr. Quilpatay 2:43-8:56

• Sociological Background
• Work on Chilean Government
• History of the Chilean Constitution
• Taught Sociology of Popular Cinema

Media Knowledge and Decision Making 8:57-21:19

• Types of Knowledge
• Value of Popular Media on Decision Making
• Defining Reality through a Cinematic Narrative

Dr. Quilpatay's relationship with pop Culture and Mad Max 21:20-32:13

• Horror at a Young Age
• Learning English through Video Games
• Popular vs. Pretension

Basics of Mad Max: Fury Road 32:25-50:35

• Production
• Trivia
• Dr. Quilpatay's first Fury Road experience

Historical Context 50:50-78:31

• Production Through Obama's second Term
• GamerGate
• Problematic Questioning of Reality
• MCUEIC
• Film's reproduction of Capital
• Current political Allegory
• Disconnected: From Criticism to "Cool"

Social Analysis 78:46-109:05

• Masculinity and Fury Road
• Dsigns of Capital production and its reproduction
• Max as an Opressor
• The religious relationship with Capital
• Criticism of Men's Rights activism
• Environmentalism- Suatainable Practices and privatization of Water
• Rich does not equal Intelligence

Color Grading and Explosions aside 109:25-116:00

Outtro 116:07-121:25

• Furisosa Hopes
• A message about Academia
• Plugs and Links
• Stalker Bonus

Links

• @Quilpatay
• The Sociologist's Dojo Blog
• Scalia, Torture and '24'
• NYPD and ' RoadHouse'

On this bonus episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast, frequent guest, Dr. Rebecca Gibson comes back on the Podcast to discuss the upcoming 9th Annual Love and Sex with Robots Conference being held at the University of Quebec at Montreal on August 24-25th 2024. Enjoy!

Production Notes:

Intro: 0:00-1:08

The Conference Discussion 1:09-19:51

• Synopsis, Goals and Expectations
• 'Her' Reference
• Interigating Industry people about ethics
• The Computer's Voice Shout out
• International and Interdisciplanary
• Involvement eliminates Insecurity around A.I.
• Dr. Gibson's Presentation
• Dr. Gibson's Most anticipated Events
• Key Note Speakers

Links:

• Sign up for the Conference Here
• Dr. Gibson's Books
• Episode 6: Star Trek: First Contact with Dr. Liz Faber (we Discuss The Computer's Voice)

On this Month's Episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast, Dr. Candace Korasick Adjunct Professor of Sociology at Texasd A+M University: Central Texas and I discuss the 1967 Disney Docudrama "Charlie the Lonesome Cougar" Join us as we talk about animal selfhood, Disney's need to control nature and the white rapping styles of Rex Allen. Enjoy!

Production Notes:

Intro: 0:00-2:06

Basics of Dr. Korasick 2:07-49:01

• Educational background
• Human/Animal relationship focus
• Collaborative relationship between dogs and humans
• What they "stan" for in Popular Culture
• "Surprisingly Human" Article discussion

Basics of 'Charlie' 49:02-57:07

• Anthropomorphizing Animals
• Production Team
• Plot
• Trivia

Historical Context 57:22-84:23

• Post-War Disney and its commitment to the subjugation of nature
• An Asssimiationist message

Social Analysis 84:46-109:32

• Lobbying for the Lumber industry
• Deforestation and land aquisition
• Social Construction of Ownership
• The Anthropomorphic Gloss
• Masculinity, nature and cooking as punishment
• Controlling Nature: Masculine Class divide

Outtro 109:33-111:33

• Plugs and Socials

* All clips used under Faire Use*

Stick around for:

• A lot of animal talk
• Brian comparing himself to a failed democracy