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Publication Date: 2024
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Addressing Pedagogical Challenges in Teaching Social Justice Issues: Are We Scared Yet?
Journal of Teaching in Social Work, v44 n3 p261-273 2024
While films are popular as teaching tools in social work education, to critique social inequalities, horror films have not been the conventional genre. This teaching note describes the creation and deployment of a course that uses horror films to address social justice issues as part of different critical reflection, which is linked to practice wisdom. The author describes the structure of course, readings, activities, and reflections for expanding the use of this genre and well as limitations. The use of horror films can be a useful and salient tool to engage students to draw upon social constructions of what it means to be fearful or scared, and teach about infractions to human nature from a social work perspective. Broad implications are discussed, including other genres and the availability of resources to replicate this course in other settings.
Descriptors: Social Work, Professional Education, Curriculum Development, Films, Popular Culture, Fear, Social Justice, Instructional Materials, Media Selection, Mass Media Use, Emotional Response
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