Tags: capitalism, commodification, consumption/consumerism, corporations, globalization, marketing/brands, political economy, social mvmts/social change/resistance, culture industry, 21 to 60 mins Year: 2003 Length: 40:00 Access: YouTube Summary: This video is an interview and commentary with scholar/activist Naomi Klein based on her book No Logo. Using hundreds of media examples, No logo shows how the commercial takeover of public space, destruction of consumer choice, and replacement of real jobs with temporary work (the dynamics of corporate globalization) impact everyone, everywhere. It also draws attention to the resistance arising globally to challenge the hegemony of brands. The video begins by focusing on consumerism, and moves to globalization later in the film. Submitted By: Paul Dean
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Tags: capitalism, class, corporations, globalization, government/the state, marx/marxism, political economy, capitalist, internal contradiction, labor, 11 to 20 mins Year: 2010 Length: 11:10 Access: GOOD Blog Summary: The GOOD Blog describes the video as "another of those fantastic RSAnimate videos from London's Royal Society for the Arts, the Marxist sociologist David Harvey explains how the 'internal contradictions of capital accumulation,' not human nature or faulty institutions, are the actual root cause of the recent financial collapse (along with a host of other economic crises)." The clip would work well in a class grappling with Marxism and the continuing relevance and application of Marxist theory. In my view, the clip is particularly useful when attempting to broaden the discussion to the way capitalism works on a global scale. The clip can be used in conjunction with Harvey's new book, The Enigma of Capital: and the Crisis of Capitalism, and a fifteen minute audio interview he recently gave to Wisconsin Public Radio about the causes of the financial crises. Harvey's argument dovetails nicely with Mark Blyth's argument about class politics and the true meaning of "austerity," which is also posted on The Sociological Cinema. Submitted By: Lester Andrist Tags: demography/population, globalization, child mortality, infant mortality, child survival, data visualization, income, global development, subtitles/CC, 11 to 20 mins Year: 2006 Length: 19:50 Access: Ted Talks Summary: This clip is taken from the TED Talks, a non-profit which hosts presentations related to ideas of technology, entertainment, and design. In this clip, Hans Rosling uses innovative data visualization tools to illustrate global changes since the 1960s related to fertility, life expectancy, child survival and poverty by nation (and region). Specifically, Rosling underscores the difference between popular perceptions of the so-called third world and evidence from census data. The clip would be useful for a demography or an introductory sociology class, as it demonstrates how statistical data often provides insights about the world which contradict common sense. An updated and visually interesting demonstration of the relationship between life expectancy and wealth by nation can be found in a newly released preview for Rosling's upcoming documentary, The Joy of Stats. Note, this clip might work well with Danah Boyd's talk at Gov. 2.0 Expo 2010, where she notes that data is not enough in itself but must be appropriately analyzed. Submitted By: Lester Andrist Tags: capitalism, corporations, globalization, inequality, political economy, social mvmts/social change/resistance, subtitles/CC, 21 to 60 mins Year: 2002 Length: 59:00 Access: No Online Access Summary: This is a documentary by the University of Hawaii that introduces globalization through interviews with a variety of people with diverse backgrounds and points of views on what globalization is about. Questions about globalization are addressed, such as: 'What is it?'; 'When did it begin?'; 'Who is in Charge?'; 'Who is Resisting?'; 'What are they Protesting?'; 'Who wins and who loses?'; 'What's Good about Globalization?'; 'What are the challenges facing globalization?'; and 'Can We Change Globalization?' Added By: Paul Dean Tags: corporations, economic sociology, globalization, government/the state, social mvmts/social change/resistance, political economy, capitalism, democracy, power elite, privatization, 00 to 05 mins Year: 2004 Length: 5:00 Access: YouTube Summary: This excerpt from the documentary The Corporation explores the relationship between corporations and government. It shows CEOs and business leaders stating that corporations have attained unusual power in contemporary society, documents high level cooperation between corporations and intelligence agencies ("how the industry and government are consulting with each other and working with each other"), and shows this cooperation at an international free trade meeting where protesters are gassed outside. The clip convincingly illustrates Mills' power elite, where 2 out of the 3 top institutions (corporations and federal governments) are believed to share the same assumptions about society, come from similar origins, and work together to achieve their common interests. They are inside a protected area making the decisions affecting society, while mass society remains physically and politically separate with little control over the decisions made that affect their lives. The clip also works well with William Domhoff's Who Rules America?. The YouTube clip is 8:58, but I used only the first 5:00. The full film is available online here. Submitted By: Paul Dean |
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