"Vice, On the Basis of Sex," and the Liberal Imagination: Villainification and Heroification in Popular Political Film

Autor/in	Journell, Wayne
Titel	"Vice, On the Basis of Sex," and the Liberal Imagination: Villainification and Heroification in Popular Political Film
Quelle	In: Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 56 (2020) 1, S.66-82 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1946
DOI	10.1080/00131946.2019.1692021
Schlagwörter	Films; Political Attitudes; Emotional Response; Psychology; Criticism; Social Bias; Citizen Participation; Political Issues; Knowledge Level; Popular Culture; Teaching Methods; Informal Education; Public Officials; Judges + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Film; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Emotionales Verhalten; Psychologie; Kritik; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Politischer Faktor; Wissensbasis; Popkultur; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Judge; Richter
Abstract	Using tenets of political psychology, this article analyzes educational implications of contemporary Hollywood partisan political film through two critically acclaimed films released in 2018, "Vice" and "On the Basis of Sex." I argue that these films appeal to confirmation bias and motivated reasoning through the use of villainification and heroification, respectively. Such tactics play on viewers' emotions and become pedagogically problematic when they mask systemic processes, thereby potentially limiting viewers' civic agency. Given that students' civic and political understandings are likely to be shaped by popular culture as much, if not more, than what they encounter within the confines of formal education, a greater understanding of the civic messages found in Hollywood film is needed. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01