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Cobi Sewell on Disability

Consider sharing this with your class without, and then with, closed captions, and discuss the impact that accommodations can have for all of us. 

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Lilly Wachowski discusses the trans narrative in The Matrix series.

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The story behind scam calls saying your computer has been compromised, in 3 parts.

This story is from the Reply All Podcast, which is a new favorite of mine. You can play in the window below or click the episode name to go the episode page, which includes a transcript. 

Long Distance

Long Distance Part 2

Long Distance: The Real Alex Martin

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Netflix Stars Discuss Nonbinary Representations

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Tracee Ellis Ross on Pop Culture Happy Hour

I love this episode of this podcast because Ross provides a great overview of her personal mission statement and then discusses how that mission informs her acting, business, and activism. 

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Strong Black Leads

I love this promo video from Netflix. Lots of great shows are represented here. Keep the conversation going beyond Netflix by visiting OpenTV for amazing content the is both about AND created by queer and trans people of color. 

http://www.weareo.tv/browse

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Glove and Boots explain how social media destroys the relationship between artists and audiences

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The racist history of cartoons

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Inclusion in the Recording Studio?

This excellent study from USC Annenberg has received a lot of attention for its finding that 90% Grammy nominees are male. The full study is available here:

http://assets.uscannenberg.org/docs/inclusion-in-the-recording-studio.pdf

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You’re all sociologists!

Great podcast series that breaks down sociology:

Information and resources here!

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Open Educational Resources for Intro Sociology

http://sociology101.pbworks.com/w/page/122624850/Sociology101

Credit and praise to Jessie Daniels for putting this together!

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Who sounds gay?

1. How is voice used in the social construction of sexuality and gender? 2. Why do we construct these associations? 3. How many people do we have to ignore in order to make the stereotype work? 4. Is this a problem? Do we need to challenge this association of voice with particular identities? 

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Classical Sociological Theory

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A new concept for your sociology of pop culture toolkit: Milkshake Duck

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Boys Toys vs Girls Toys

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Delving Deeper in Crook County