Socio-educational reflections from the current horror cinema

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No. 27 (2023)
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This article explores the educational possibilities of current horror films, a genre usually reviled in educational contexts. Fear, inherent to humanity, evokes the most basic of our instincts: survival. Taking advantage of its cognitive and emotional impact, in the context of a new approach to the genre that delves into real problems and dilemmas, could favor the development of critical thinking and critical social awareness in students, an increase in empathy and emotional management, also promoting their motivation. With the help of an analysis sheet, 15 horror films from the last decade (2013-2022) have been selected and descriptively analyzed, whose plots have been identified as facilitating relevant social, philosophical and political reflections. Specifically, this study proposes to work with the films analysed: exclusion and racism; capitalist life and consumerism; mental illness, dependency and death; as well as harassment and the dangers of ICT. It is considered that these films can become an important driver of social change, but without forgetting the need to meet the recommended ages and the correct educational support to avoid unwanted effects.

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Education Google Schoolar
Society Google Schoolar
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Gómez Ruiz, M. Ángel, & Carrillo Ortiz, E. (2023). Socio-educational reflections from the current horror cinema. Hachetetepé. Scientific Journal of Education and Communication, (27), 2202. https://doi.org/10.25267/Hachetetepe.2023.i27.2202

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Miguel Ángel Gómez Ruiz, Cadiz University

Teacher, Graduate in Pedagogy, Master in Psychology, Education and Development (Educational Guidance and Assessment) and Doctor in Psychology, Education and Development. He is currently a lecturer in the Area of Didactics and School Organization of the Department of Didactics of the University of Cádiz. Member of the EVALfor Research Group (Assessment in Formative Contexts - SEJ-509). Researcher of the UNESCO Chair in Evaluation, Innovation and Excellence at the University of Cádiz. His lines of research focus on learning-oriented assessment, the use of innovative resources and technological applications in education, dialogical and shared assessment, education in values and the relationship between the media, fiction and education. He has published various publications on these topics and has participated in various research and innovation projects.

Elizabeth Carrillo Ortiz, Autism Cadiz

Diploma in Occupational Therapy from the University of Granada. Master in Research and Innovation in Health Care: Dependency Care from the University of Cádiz. She currently works as an Occupational Therapist in the "Hogares Jerez Isabel Pérez Aguirre" service at the Cádiz Autism Association. Her lines of research focus on the study and promotion of inclusive housing solutions for people with autism, the use of sensory integration strategies in adults with autism, as well as the relationship between the media, fiction and education.

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