Is Covid-19 Like a Zombie Apocalypse? Using Horror Films to Examine the Pandemic and Social Inequalities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11064640 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Danielle Denardo (0000-0001-8261-9648, Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo, CA, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 322-330 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Teaching Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-055X • E-ISSN: 1939-862X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/15248380221120857 |
| PMID | 38603403 |
| OpenAlex | W4294218733 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 37 |
The COVID-19 pandemic has both exposed and exacerbated many enduring social inequalities in countries throughout the world. Sociology instructors are thus likely to incorporate content related to this relationship between the pandemic and inequalities in their courses. This article explores the potential of horror films, specifically the subgenre of zombie apocalypse, as a teaching tool for critically analyzing social inequalities and the COVID-19 pandemic. To examine the usefulness of this subgenre of film, I describe and evaluate an assignment and class discussion
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Computer security · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Inequality · Media studies · Pandemic · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Social inequality · Social science · Sociology · Zombie · Computer Science · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Mathematics · Medicine · Plant and Fungal Interactions Research · Viral Infections and Vectors · Virology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |