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posted by [identity profile] texanfan.livejournal.com at 03:34am on 03/08/2006
Hmm. Lost as a springboard for cultural studies. Well, the marooned cast are somewhat culturally diverse. Sounds kinda interesting.
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posted by [identity profile] revdorothyl.livejournal.com at 10:38pm on 05/08/2006
If you read the full article by following the link, it sounds like they're sort of using "Lost" as a springboard to get students to read a lot of heavy communications theory books and such -- not so much time watching the show as discussing the readings, would be my guess. But yes, I hadn't even considered the cultural diversity of the castaways, but you're right: even in the few episodes I've seen, we've had to deal with Korean culture, and African cultures, and Middle Eastern cultures, etc..

Might be a good course, after all, if they don't suck all the fun and adventure out of the learning process (which sometimes professors feel the need to do, especially if they're dealing with something that sounds overly "coddling" or "soft" like popular culture).
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posted by [identity profile] texanfan.livejournal.com at 02:59am on 06/08/2006
But keeping a student's interest is key to actual learning. That's what makes using something like Lost as an actual springboard (rather than a tease which is immediately abandoned after the first class) such an interesting idea.
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posted by [identity profile] revdorothyl.livejournal.com at 12:27am on 07/08/2006
You're preaching to the choir, here! I totally agree that keeping students interested and actively engaged (as well as allowing them to use something that's already familiar to them as the "lens" or "sounding board" for learning something that may be totally unfamiliar and a little scary) is key to education.

However, there are always a few who think that education is all about exclusivity, drawing the line between those who have it and those who don't, as well as between "high culture" and "low culture", etc.. Just like there were women ministers when I was working toward ordination who felt that anything which made the process easier for me would somehow "cheapen" their own achievements, which had been accomplished against so much opposition and harassment. So, they were even meaner to me than the worst misogynistic old man. Go figure! (Good thing God loves people, isn't it, because sometimes they sure don't act very lovable!)
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