
Sex, Drugs, and Hijabs on Netflix
Is Netflix's "Elite" a case of creative filmmaking or Muslim stereotyping?
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Picturing Justice for Kalief Browder
What ethical concerns arise when Jay-Z attempts to document injustices in the American justice system?
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Written In Only to Be Excluded?
What does the treatment of diversity in Game of Thrones teach us about the ethics of film?
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Cooperation and Compromise in the Artworld
What ethical concerns arise when artists work with problematic governments?
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The Ethics of Computer-Generated Actors
What ethical concerns arise when filmmakers use CGI to resurrect dead actors?
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When Does Artistic Creativity Become the Exploitation of Children?
What ethical concerns arise when a prominent photographic artist uses her children in her work?
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“One Does Not Simply Create a Meme”
When does the creation and sharing of internet memes go too far?
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Is It Only A Game?
First-person shooter video games are popular. But are they ethical to enjoy?
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How to Use Case Studies in Your Class
How to use case studies to integrate ethics content and skills in your classes.
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When Actors Become Characters
What are the ethics of fictional works created by fans that involve real people as characters?
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Values Preserved in Stone
[CASE STUDY]: What are the ethical issues surrounding Confederate memorials?
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Boldly Going Where Studios Have Gone Before
When does fan fiction cross the line from inspired creativity to unethical stealing?
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#MeToo and the Arts
[CASE STUDY]: What happens when the #MeToo movement meets the artworld?
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When Comedic Stereotypes Cease to Be Funny
[CASE STUDY]: Do humorous - but stereotypical - characters like Apu from "The Simpsons" cross ethical lines?
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Fake News, Fake Porn, and AI
What are the ethical issues involved in the use of AI in creating fake video content?
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Ethics and Artistic Appropriation
[CASE STUDY]: What are the ethical issues raised by reframing the meaning of public artworks?
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Suicide, Fiction, and Ethics
[CASE STUDY]: What are the ethical issues raised by Netflix's "13 Reasons Why"?
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