COURSE INTRODUCTION- WEEK 1Know what multiculturalism is and be able to provide examplesIRON MAN-WEEK 2Be 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 3Be 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 destinyBe 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 plotWhat 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 4Know the following terms: spider woman, nurturing woman, hard boiled woman, femme fatalea) Using their sexual power over men who generally leads them to their destruction b) Homely, nurturing, traditional and redemptive, represents light and goodness c) someone who is jaded, out of place, feels disconnected with their surroundingsd) 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 periodSTAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS- WEEK 5Know 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 masculinity1. Emotional Detachment – no emotional vulnerability or availability (seen as weakness) 2. Competition – competition to be the dominant one in the group, the most masculine3. 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 6Know the term Anderson uses to describe the formation of modern nations- Imagined Communities: that we are familiar with everyone in the nation, that our bordershave 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 risksb) Poor men: refusing to take orders at their jobsc) 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 7Are 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
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