Doing Sociology Through Film and Literature - Imaginings of the Social World

This book is primarily a research-informed textbook aimed at any reader with an interest in using film and literature in sociological and social science research.

List of contents

Introduction: Imaginings of the Social World; Chapter 1 - Storytelling and the Sociological Imagination; Chapter 2 - The Practise of Interpretation and Analysis; Chapter 3 - Cinematic and Literary Representations; Chapter 4 - Myth; Chapter 5 - Realism; Chapter 6 - Speculation; Conclusion: Using Film and Literature as a Sociological Lens.

About the author

Laurie Parsons is a teaching fellow and PhD researcher in sociology at the University of Leicester.

John Goodwin is a professor of sociology and sociological practice at the University of Leicester.

Product details

• Authors: John Goodwin, John Parsons Goodwin, JOHN, LAURIE, Laurie Parsons, Parsons Laurie
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 31.12.2021, delayed
• EAN: 9781839983894
• ISBN: 978-1-83998-389-4
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Anthem Impact
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Methodology, Literary studies: general, Film Theory & Criticism, Film history, theory or criticism