Disrupting The Amazing Race
Education, Exploration, and Exploitation in Reality Television
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11070852 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah A Mathews, Sarah Mathews (0000-0002-8959-0689, Clemson University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 247-272 |
| Publication date | 2009-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory & Research in Social Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-3104 • E-ISSN: 2163-1654 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00933104.2009.10473396 |
| OpenAlex | W1984806633 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 28 |
This article draws on research in the fields of visual culture and critical media literacy to establish a rationale for utilizing popular culture in social studies classroom instruction. One reality television show, CBS's The Amazing Race, introduces viewers to diverse people and places. Although the decision to use this show to support social studies instruction may come from well thought-out pedagogical objectives, this medium could still project a message of “culture-gazing” or ethnocentric representations of the world. The author provides a textual analysis of two seasons of the show to demonstrate how teachers can help students identify and critique oppressive views of the world promoted through reality television. Practical suggestions are offered for reconstructing anti-ethnocentric views of the world after these images have been disrupted
Ethnocentrism · Literacy · Media studies · Pedagogy · Race (biology · Reality television · Reality tv · Social studies · Sociology · Anthropology · Digital Storytelling and Education · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Gender Studies · Literacy, Media, and Education
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Making Politics Palatable
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McLuhan's challenge to critical media literacy
Social studies education research for sustainable democratic societies
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Black Feminist Thought
Reality TV
Taking on Critical Literacy
Other People's Children
Bowling alone
Cosmopolitanism
Cultures for Sale
Other people's children
Readings for Diversity and Social Justice
Critical Literacy as Comprehension
Troubling Multiculturalism
Student Perceptions of the Developing World
The Refusals of Citizenship
Multicultural Citizenship Education
Rethinking the Social Studies Curriculum in the Context of Globalization
What Kind of Citizen? The Politics of Educating for Democracy
Henry Jenkins (2006), Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture
Culture and Imperialism
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2024 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |