The near future in "rollerball" dystopian moviefictional generative themes to stimulate sociological imagination within Physical Education and sports studies
ISSN: 0104-754X
Año de publicación: 2013
Volumen: 19
Número: 3
Páginas: 79-101
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: Movimento: revista da Escola de Educação Física
Resumen
Cinema is a powerful device of public pedagogy whose potential is to a great extent neglected by the educational system. In this context, this paper illustrates how sport-related films (Rollerball) may be used pedagogically to stimulate the exercise of the sociological imagination within PE/Sports studies. To do so, we focus on a few concept/ images with generative power to encourage a dialogical approach to a bunch of significant topics related to culture, ideology, pedagogy and sport. Our underlying premise is that nontraditional texts constitute a useful tool for teaching social theory to an 'audience' much more prone to physical activity than theoretical practice.