{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 62: The Zone of Interest with Dr. Courtenay Stallings","description":"On this month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast Dr. Courtenay Stallings of Pepperdine University returns to discuss Jonathan Glazer's 2023 Harrowingly dramatic period piece, The Zone of Interest. Discussion topics include: 'death thrifting' the banality of evil and historical parallels with the current political climate&amp;nbsp; Enjoy! &amp;nbsp; Production Notes: &amp;nbsp; Intro: (0:00-2:13) &amp;nbsp; On the Death of David Lynch: (2:14-12:39)  Grief and parasocial relationships&amp;nbsp; Eulogizing David Lynch through Qualitative Research&amp;nbsp;  Update on Dr. Stallings Work (12:40-18:05)  Other Podcast Appearences&amp;nbsp; A Germinating Book Project&amp;nbsp;  Basics of 'The Zone of Interest' (18:06-27:50)  Plot Synopsis&amp;nbsp; Trivia&amp;nbsp;  Historical Context (27:51-67:25)  Initial reactions&amp;nbsp; Parallels with Current Events Part 1&amp;nbsp; Living the Nazi Dream&amp;nbsp; Complicating the &quot;Evil Nazi&quot; archetype&amp;nbsp; Learning how to commit genocide from history&amp;nbsp; 'history' as a thin veil for racism&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Funding by the Polish Film institute  Social Analysis (67:26-112:08)  The Banality of Evil (Normalization and Complacency) Parallels with Current Events Part II (I.C.E.) Nazi 'death thrifting' vs. Civil Forefeiture by Police&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Capitalism as amoral and apathetic&amp;nbsp; Pop culture's role in obfuscating the fact that Social Justice is an anomaly and not the norm Voting and Political Action&amp;nbsp;  Outtro (112:09-118:49)&amp;nbsp;  The Legacy of The Zone of Interest&amp;nbsp; Plugs and Socials&amp;nbsp; Upcoming Essays and Episodes&amp;nbsp;  &amp;nbsp; Note: All clips used under Fair Use&amp;nbsp; Links and References:  Blue Rose Mag Browning Ordinary Men Ian Kurshaw Books&amp;nbsp; The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein Political Assassinations: Dressing up like cops&amp;nbsp; Narrative Dystopias and Trump Era Policies Essay&amp;nbsp; The Zone of Interest Trailer&amp;nbsp; Patton Oswalt: Annhilation&amp;nbsp; Next on the Blog: The Films of Julia Ducournau: Alpha&amp;nbsp; Next on the Podcast: The Karate Kid Franchise Part 1 with Dr. Ted Preston&amp;nbsp;  ","author_name":"The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/thesociologistsdojo.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40818465\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/200669545"}