COURSE INTRODUCTION WEEK 1 Know what multiculturalism is and be able to provide examples IRON MAN WEEK 2 Be familiar with Shaheen s documentary posted on Blackboard or his article in Cashin s text Why is he upset with Hollywood What stereotypes does he complain about Hollywood vilifies Arabs Althusser know what an ISA and an RSA are and be able to give examples ISA belong to the private domain of society to churches schools families etc Instead of expressing and imposing order through repression the Ideological State Apparatuses reinforce the rule of the dominant class principally through ideology people submit out of fear of social ridicule rather than fear of legal prosecution or police violence RSA The ruling class use the repressive State apparatuses RSA to dominate the working class the basic social function of the RSA government courts police and armed forces etc is timely intervention to politics in favor of the interests of the ruling class by repressing the subordinate social classes as required either by violent or non violent coercive means The ruling class control the RSA because they also control the powers of the State political legislative armed INTO THE WOODS WEEK 3 Be familiar with Andre s article what does she criticize why and how Stereotypes people feel pigeonholed by these stereotypes Not in charge of one s own destiny Be familiar with Neff s article what does she criticize why and how Roles in childhood films and how it reinforces our idea of stereotypes Know the terms spectacle integration narrative Belton on musical Narrative is plot Spectacle is a music number where they break out in song Integration incorporates song into the plot What does the comedy genre do for society Release valve and pushes the envelope for what s acceptable Helps us discuss issues about race gender class and sexuality in ways that other genres cannot THE KILLERS WEEK 4 Know the following terms spider woman nurturing woman hard boiled woman femme fatale a b c d Using their sexual power over men who generally leads them to their destruction Homely nurturing traditional and redemptive represents light and goodness someone who is jaded out of place feels disconnected with their surroundings synonymous with spider woman Be familiar with how Place describes dominant and latent myths The dominant myth men should be in control politically socially and economically implemented post WWII in order to regain dominance in society The latent or recessive myth the women s liberation autonomy doesn t get enough air time women are powerful but they still don t win in the end Place 2 archetypes Spider woman Nurturing woman Know the source material for film noir films Belton on film noir Came from American Pulp Fiction shipped to France where they were deemed black or dark films Film noir genre vs mode why call it a mode Film Nior is a mode NOT a genre Crosses genre lines and uses stylistic elements like mirrors shadows and implementation of spider women Specific to the 40 s they tend to greatly differ after that time period STAR WARS THE FORCE AWAKENS WEEK 5 Know the films Lev discusses in his article Star Wars A New Hope Blade Runner and Alien Be familiar with the modal questions statements of sci fi and horror as genres what if Oh no Sci Fi what if Horror oh no Horror as a genre deals with repressed social emotions issues how The monster is whatever society can t handle Example Frankenstein is the bourgeoisie the amalgamation of angry townspeople who will come after the proletariat Be familiar with Bird s three components of hegemonic masculinity 1 Emotional Detachment no emotional vulnerability or availability seen as weakness 2 Competition competition to be the dominant one in the group the most masculine 3 Sexual Objectification of women Purpose of nonhuman characters in sci fi films Belton on sci fi horror Androids or aliens raise questions to the viewer about who is human what constitutes human what makes us different from them SAVING PVT RYAN WEEK 6 Know the term Anderson uses to describe the formation of modern nations Imagined Communities that we are familiar with everyone in the nation that our borders have sovereignty that groups themselves are monolithic Men who express affection for women in war films survive the film or no Belton on war films NO They re going to die and they re going to die soon Belton says that it expresses weakness and that s what leads to their death Schrock and Schwalbe s article gay men as a subculture of manhood acts Be able to discuss how masculinity is constructed according to them explain what a manhood act is and be able to discuss why they are harmful to men This may be a short answer Gay men are trying to reproduce manhood by being involved in workout culture macho fashion and taking sexual risks Masculinity is constructed according to Shrocke and Schwalbe manhood acts are a performance of a man s masculinity acts of claiming privilege eliciting difference and resisting exploitation they have been trained to learn that this is the way men behave and they are supposed to like XYZ societally constructed it is harmful because not every man can accomplish these things college age men gay men poor men They cope by a College men binge drinking taking sexual risks b Poor men refusing to take orders at their jobs c Gay men engaging in work out culture taking sexual risks Van Buren article describes war films as war porn why It s an unrealistic presentation of the way that war is Sugar coats it in a lot of ways DEAR WHITE PEOPLE WEEK 7 Are microaggressions intentional or unintentional unintentional What are blacksploitation films Belton chapter on 1960 s Takes advantage of black culture because films are being made by white producers in order for white people to profit Omi and Winat article how do they define race Social Construct that societies create and are responsible for it s maintenance of the category of race and any changes for how race is constructed McIntosh article reflect on the in class exercise this may be a short answer Be able to list at least one of her examples of white privilege Media Bias there s not enough diversity on television if you re white you can always view someone of your race on TV You can break the law and it is not attributed to your race
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