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Sociology Through Documentary Film

This list was originally created by Jessie Daniels, PhD (Hunter College and The Graduate Center-CUNY).  Now that the list is a wiki, everyone is encouraged  to create a login, update and add to the list.   (except evil spammers & vandals - boo!) varennes.jpgThis is meant to be helpful for anyone in any field that teaches with documentaries, or would like to begin. 

 

Here's how to add documentaries to this list:

How things are organized here: 

  • Only documentary films. The top-level of organization is that this list includes only documentary films,  not feature films (if you're not sure of the difference, read this).
  • Category. The films are organized by categories, that roughly these categories correspond to some of the key concepts within the field of sociology. These are the most of the categories that typically get covered in an introductory sociology course (SOC101). If you don't see a category that you often teach, please add it.  
  • Chronological. Within each category, the films are listed in chronological order, oldest to most recent. If you add a film, please be sure to follow the organizational schema.
  • Date & Director.  Each film that's listed includes the following: 1) the year it was released, 2) a hyperlink to additional information about the film (ideally, a link to where the film can be ordered) and, 3) the director listed. If you add a film, please be sure to add this information.

The teaching part:

  • If you're interested in using films in a sociology course, and want to do a deep dive on the pedagogy, be sure to check the pages here on: 
    • Critical Media Literacy includes an introduction to research in the field. 
    • Video Worksheets with questions that connect specific films to assigned readings, and a set of critical media literacy questions.
    • Course Outlines with suggested documentaries listed for each unit. 

 

All the teaching materials posted here are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share-Alike (2.0). This means you may copy, reuse, remix, and reshare any of the material here as long as you give credit (attribution), you don't charge for it (non-commercial), and you share it with others under the same terms (share-alike).  


The Sociological Imagination

  • The Up Series (1964-2005). Directed by Michael Apted.  A sociological cross-section of children in England are interviewed about their hopes for the future.  The children are revisited every 7 years as they progress into adulthood.  Each film in the series is emotional and moving.  Currently concludes with 56 Up.
  • “56 Up” (2013) Directed by Michael Apted. 

 

Sociological Investigation / Research Methods / Research Ethics

  

Culture

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Class Inequality / Corporations

 

Crime/Criminal Justice System

 

Drugs: Addiction, Alcohol, Tobacco 

 

Drugs: Drug War

 

Ethnicity / Race

  • "White Like Me" (2013) Directed by Scott Morris 
  • “True Colors.” (ABC, PrimeTime Live). Diane Sawyer and news crew stage what is basically a “matched study” experiment by pairing John, who is white, and Glen, who is black, and follow them with a series of hidden cameras with as they expose racism in a variety of settings.  Although old (early 1990s) and very short (just 19 minutes), if I could only show one film to a class about race in the U.S., I would choose this one. Available for purchase here.
  • "Grace Lee Project" (2005) Directed by Grace Lee.
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  • "Race: The Power of an Illusion" (2003) Directed by Larry Adelman.
  • "Moving Midway" (2008) Directed by Godfrey Cheshire.
  • "Vincent Who" (2009) Directed by Tony Lam
  • "13th" (2016) Directed by Ava DuVernay.
  • "I Am Not Your Negro" (2016) Directed by Raoul Peck.  

 

Education

 

Environment: Food, Water & Energy Industry

 

Family

 

 

Genocide, Conflict, Human Rights 

 

Globalization

 

Groups and Organizations

 

Health, Illness, Medicalization & the Business of Health Care

 

Immigration

 

Law & Society

 

Media & Internet

 

 

Politics

 

 

Religion

 

Social Movements / Community Organizing

 

 

Sexuality / Gender

 

Socialization

 

Social Networks

 

Self & Society

 

Urban/Suburban

 

Visual Sociology

 

Work / Occupations

 

Youth / Deviance

 

 


 

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