13th The documentary I decided to watch is called 13th. It is on Netflix and directed by Ava DuVernay created in 2016. 13th is a documentary that is about scholars, activists, and politicians analyze the criminalization of African Americans in the US prison boom. DuVernay explores the history of racial inequality in the US, focusing […]
The podcast I chose to listen to was an episode from The Frontline Dispatch titled “I Don’t Want to Shoot You, Brother.” This was a very moving podcast that discussed police officers use of lethal force. In this case there was a 911 call in Weirton West Virginia, known to be one of the safest […]
Cole Montgomery CRIM -410 Professor Engstrom October 27, 2020 Tragic Choices. (Separated: Children at the Border Documentary). The PBS documentary Separated: Children at the Border, was extremely significant especially in today’s day and age, with the current state of our country. Throughout the United States of America’s history immigration has been important. Many of our […]
Cole Montgomery CRIM -410 Professor Engstrom October 2, 2020 A Teenage Nightmare (Stickup Kid Documentary). The documentary, Stickup kid is extremely significant and sad. The Documentary was produced by Caitlin McNally of PBS Frontline, and was released on December 17, 2020. The heartbreaking story depicts the life of a juvenile male, Alonza Thomas, who served […]
To begin, since the beginning of time power and wealth have controlled society. Many theorists such as Max Weber and Karl Marx have tried to explain the connection between power and wealth. Karl Marx developed his theory of power by believing it has a connection to class domination. Marx believed that power is linked to […]
The media that I chose to do was Under the bridge: Criminalization of Homelessness documentary. The documentary consists of homeless individuals telling their story on why they are homeless in Indianapolis. In Indianapolis, they have one of the biggest homeless camps and are reported all over the news. They tell stories of how many years […]
Homelessness around the world The film I chose to watch for this media blog is called “Professor Green: Hidden and Homeless” the documentary took place in Manchester, the UK in 2016. Paul Mandersonor, who is also known as Professor Green, followed young homeless adults around to uncover the truth behind a young adult who has […]
Eric Dawkins Crim 410 Media Blog 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7sGCzwxFyc&t=1282s Surviving the “Most Livable City” Summary: To begin, the media production that I chose to observe was a documentary about homelessness and crime in Vancouver. A man by the name of Misha Kleider wanted to gain an understanding of just how difficult it was to live […]
The documentary I watched was Poverty, Politics and Profit which follows the stories of families hurt by poverty and a government that says they are helping but cannot seem to prove how. The documentary starts by following the section 8 vouchers. The section 8 vouchers are supposed to pay the difference between what a renter […]