Feminists, gender scholars, and sociologists have always had a lot to say about Barbie, the doll-turned-global brand. The release of 2023’s top-grossing movie, Barbie, has given new life to these debates. The film and all the conversations around it provide a perfect way to illustrate a wide range of concepts in sociology and gender courses. 

In this podcast, professor of sociology and gender studies Robyn Ryle will outline three different class activities for integrating discussions of Barbie, focusing on media theories, occupational segregation, and intersectionality. 

In part 2 of a 2-part podcast on trends in Mass Communication (listen to part 1 here, part of the Sage College Publishing Podcast channel), best-selling author and educator Vincent F. Filak emphasizes the value of DEI in broadening perspectives and fostering student engagement and growth. He highlights more inclusive teaching strategies and integrative approaches to representing diverse experiences.

A conversation with SAGE author Krisstal D. Clayton, PhD, clinical professor, director of undergraduate programs, and associate chair of academics for the Department of Psychology at the University of North Texas. She is passionate about engaging and inclusive pedagogy, and regularly provides invited talks and workshops on teaching. As a professor, Dr. Clayton is a student favorite known for her gamification techniques, storytelling, and application of fascinating real-world examples to psychology. She is also a consulting editor for the Journal of General Psychology.

Dr. Clayton is coauthor of Essentials of Psychology.

In this podcast, Dr. Clayton discusses the importance of DEI, shares the inspiration behind her writing, and reflects on lessons she has learned throughout her career as an educator and author.

A conversation with SAGE author Dr. Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti, associate dean for Diversity and Curriculum in the College of Liberal Arts and professor in the Department of Psychology and Child Development at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Dr. Teramoto Pedrotti has taught multicultural psychology, intergroup dialogues, and other areas of psychology for over fifteen years. She is coauthor of Multicultural Psychology: Self, Society, and Social Change and Positive Psychology: The Scientific and Practical Explorations of Human Strengths, Fourth Edition.

In this podcast, Dr. Teramoto Pedrotti discusses the importance of DEI, shares the inspiration behind her writing, and reflects on lessons she has learned throughout her career as an educator and author. 

A conversation with SAGE author Afsaneh Nahavandi, professor of Management at the University of San Diego and Professor Emerita at Arizona State University. Prior to coming to USD in 2013, she taught at Arizona State University Business School and in the School of Public Administration. While at ASU she was director of the MBA program at ASU’s West campus, director of University College, associate dean of University College and of the College of Public Programs. Prior to joining ASU, she was an assistant professor of Human Resources Management at Northeastern University in Boston.   Most recently, she served as Chair of the Department of Leadership Studies at the University of San Diego.

She is the winner of several teaching awards, including ASU’s 2004 Professor of the Year and is the author of several books, including The Cultural Mindset: Managing People Across Cultures, and is the coauthor of Organizational Behavior.

In this podcast, Afsaneh discusses the importance of DEI, shares the inspiration behind her writing, and reflects on lessons she has learned throughout her career as an educator and author.