{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 64: The Karate Kid Franchise Part II with Dr. Ted Preston","description":"On this month's episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast Dr. Ted Preston Professor of Philosophy at Rio Hondo College and the Host conclude their discussion of "The Miyagi-verse" and The Karate Kid Franchise. Listen to Part I    Here in Part II: The Host and Dr. Preston discuss the 80's commodification of the series, Terry Silver's embodiment of 80's Cocaine-fueled corporate villainy, and the depictions of Vietnam before looking at the displays of masculinity, and the representations of social class and parental\/mentor forms of socialization. We lock-in during this second Part. Enjoy.   Production Notes: Intro: 0:00-3:13 "Previously on"  Historical Context (Concluded): 3:14-48:41 The films and the show representing the time they were produced  Reganite deregulation, Nostalgia marketing and the 80's commodification of the franchise  Terry Silver: A personification of 80's Cocaine-fueled corporate greed  The Depictions of Vietnam and the impact of US Colonialism  Social Analysis 48:42-118:00 Trauma, Arrested Development and PTSD Tangent 1: Just a local "special interest" story Depictions of Masculinity in the Franchise  Parent\/Mentor Socialization  The Cinematic relationship with political polarization  Tangent 2: Learning about Reality through Cinema Race, Orientalism, and the cultural appropriation of Asian culture through a Whiteness Lens  Representation of social class struggles and its impact on Storytelling Outtro: 118:01-124:19 Personal Rankings of the Franchise Plugs  Next Essay: "The Paranoid Trilogy of Allan J. Pakula: An Introduction (August 1st)  Next Episodes The Dojo's 2026 Summer Movie Round Up (Late August)  All Clips used under Faire Use  Links Vader's Flesh is Sacred: Disability Personhood and Victimhood Through 80's Representations of Robots and Cyborgs Episode(s) 52 and 53 The Rambo Franchise Part I and Part II Wax On: 'The Karate Kid' and Me by Ralph Macchio  The Karate Kid Franchise Soundtracks Clip 1- Miyagi Karate , Clip 2 "I like that", Clip 3 A Reformed Terry, Clip 4 Kreese Therapy Clip 5 Kreese Apologizes, Clip 6 Johnny Confronts, Clip 7 Miyagi vs Daniel, Clip , Clip 9 Child labor  Clip 10 Child Abuse, Clip 11 Child Soldiers  ","author_name":"The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/thesociologistsdojo.libsyn.com\/website","html":"