DOCSLIB.ORG

Instructed by Dr. Jacqueline Reich Wednesdays | 11:30Am – 2:15Pm

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Instructed by Dr. Jacqueline Reich Wednesdays | 11:30Am – 2:15Pm First Time Offered at Rose Hill! ITALIAN AMERICANS ON AMERICAN SCREENS Italian AmericansSpring on 2017 American Screens SummerCRN 31348Session I, | Rose4 Credits Hill, 2017 Prof. JacquelineFITV Reich-3658, [email protected] Instructed by Dr. Jacqueline Reich Wednesdays | 11:30am – 2:15pm What can explain the shocking popularity of Jersey Shore? COURSE DESCRIPTIONWhere did the controversial: What can explain the shocking popularity of images of Italian Americans thatJersey the show displays originate? This course proposes an Shoreexamination? Where did the controversial images of Italian Americans that the show of Italian Americans as represented in mainstream displays originate? This course proposes an examination of Italian Americans and independent American cinema (and later television) from as represented in mainstream athe silent era to the present.nd independent Ame Particular attentionrican cinema (and later will be paid to television) from the silent era to the present. Particular attention will be paid the traditional stereotypes associated with these to the traditional stereotypes associated with these representations (how they representations (how they arose and why they continue to arose and why they continue to exist), two specific genres exist), two specific film genres—gangster film and-- the gangthe boxingster film and the boxing film film—and how-- and how Italian Italian-American-American filmmakers respond to and filmmakers and television re-vision them. The class will also include field trips to Arthur Avenueartists respond to and re-vision them. , Little Italy in Manhattan, and the Tenement Museum on the Lower East Side. Objectives: • To comprehend how Hollywood cinema articulates race, nation and ethnicity from the silent area to the present • To gain an understanding of the origins of representations of Italian Americans on screen • To learn how and why particular genres flourish at particular times, especially with respect race and ethnicity Italian Americans on American Screens Summer Session I, Rose Hill, 2017 Prof. Jacqueline Reich, [email protected] • To understand how class, gender and sexuality play integral parts in the representation of race and ethnicity on screen • To see how particular ethnic groups, especially Italian Americans, respond to and reappropriate traditional stereotypes FILMS: Italianamerican (Martin Scorsese, 1974) The Black Hand (Biograph, 1906) The Musketeers of Pig Alley (D. W. Griffith, 1912) The Italian (Thomas Ince, 1914) The Sheik (George Melford, 1920) Scarface, The Shame of a Nation (Howard Hawks, 1932) Golden Boy (RoBert Mamoulian, 1939) The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972) Mean Streets (Martin Scorsese, 1973) Rocky (John Avildsen, 1976) Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980) Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989) Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990) True Love (Nancy Savoca, 1989) A Bronx Tale (Robert De Niro, 1993) Kiss Me, Guido (Tony Vitale, 1997) Big Night (CampBell Scott and Stanley Tucci, 1996) The Sopranos (Various, 1999-2007) Jersey Shore (MTV, 2009-2012) Mob Wives (VHI, 2011-2016) SYLLABUS INTRODUCTION 5/30 General Introduction READINGS: Greg M. Smith, “It’s Just a Movie,” SCREENING: Italianamerican (Martin Scorsese, 1974); The Black Hand (Biograph, 1906); The Italian (Barker, 1914) 5/31 Race, Italians, and Early American Cinema READINGS: Thomas Guglielmo, “No Color Barrier”; Lester D. Friedman, "Celluloid Palimpsests: An Overview of Ethnicity and the American Film" SCREENING: The Musketeers of Pig Alley (D. W. Griffith, 1912), The Sheik (George Melford, 1921) Italian Americans on American Screens Summer Session I, Rose Hill, 2017 Prof. Jacqueline Reich, [email protected] 6/1 Models of Masculinity: The Gangster and the Latin Lover FIELD TRIP TO THE TENEMENT MUSEUM: http://tenement.org/ and walking tour of Little Italy, Manhattan READING: Joanne Ruvoli, “’Most Thrilling SuBjects: D.W. Griffith and the Biograph Revenge Film”; Gaylyn Studlar, "Discourses of Gender and Ethnicity: The Construction and De(con)struction of Rudolph Valentino as Other" Weekend Viewing: Scarface, The Shame of a Nation (Howard Hawks, 1932); The Godfather, (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972) 6/6 The Gangster Film I: Classical Hollywood Cinema READINGS: Warshow, “The Gangster as Tragic Hero,” Thomas Schatz, “The Gangster Film” Scenes from: Scarface, The Shame of a Nation (Howard Hawks, 1932) SCREENING: Mean Streets (Scorsese, 1973) 6/7 The Gangster Film II: The Godfathers READINGS: Jon Lewis, “’Nothing Personal, It’s Only Business’”: M. Ryan/D. Kellner, “Francis Coppola and the Crisis of Patriarchy” SCREENING: Goodfellas (1990) 6/8 Martin Scorsese and the Gangster Film READINGS: David A. Cook, “Auteur Cinema and the ‘Film Generation’ in 1970s Hollywood,” Richard A. Blake, “Redeemed in Blood: The Sacramental Universe of Martin Scorsese” Weekend Viewing: Golden Boy (RoBert Mamoulian, 1939) 6/13 Midterm Examination Introduction to the Boxing Film SCREENING: Rocky (John Avildsen, 1976) 6/14 The Boxing Film I READINGS: Reading: Daniel J. LeaB, “The Blue Collar Ethnic in Bicentennial America: Rocky”; Leger Grindon, “Body and Soul: The Structure of Meaning in the Boxing Film Genre,” SCREENING: Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980) 6/15 The Boxing Film II READINGS: RoBert Casillo, "Catholicism and Violence in the Films of Martin Scorsese,” Italian Americans on American Screens Summer Session I, Rose Hill, 2017 Prof. Jacqueline Reich, [email protected] SCREENING: True Love (Savoca, 1989) PAPER ABSTRACTS DUE Weekend Viewing: Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989) 6/20 Italian American Revisions I: Race, Gender and Sexuality READINGS: Edvige Giunta, “The Quest for Ethnicity” SCREENING: A Bronx Tale (Robert De Niro, 1993) 6/21 Italian American Revisions II: Race, Gender and Sexuality READINGS: Ervin Kosta, “The Immigrant Enclave at Theme Park: Culture, Capital and Urban Change in New York’s Little Italies” FIELD TRIP TO LITTLE ITALY, ARTHUR AVENUE 6/22 Italian American Revisions: Food and Cinema Readings: Excerpts from Simone Cinotto, The Italian American Table: Food, Family and Community in New York City SCREENING: Big Night (Stanley Tucci and CampBell Scott, 1998) Weekend Viewing: The Sopranos (various episodes); Jersey Shore (various episodes) 6/27 Italian American Revisions III: The Sopranos Readings: Lance Strate, David Pattie, “MobBed Up: The Sopranos and the Modern Gangster Film” SCREENING: Mob Wives (various episodes) PAPERS DUE 6/28 Italian American Revisions IV: Reality Television and Italian Americans Readings: Greg Smith, “What is realism?” Review for Final Exam 6/29 Final Examination COURSE GUIDELINES: CLASS STRUCTURE: The course meets on three days per week, four hours per day for five weeks. You are expected to conduct yourselves as responsible students and adults in this class: please arrive on time, not talk amongst yourselves, and not disrupt the class in any unruly fashion. ALL CELLPHONES, BLACKBERRIES, IPHONES, AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES MUST BE TURNED OFF DURING CLASS TIME, EXCEPT WHEN Italian Americans on American Screens Summer Session I, Rose Hill, 2017 Prof. Jacqueline Reich, [email protected] INSTRUCTED BY THE PROFESSOR. COMPUTERS AND IPADS ARE ALLOWED IN CLASS ONLY WITH PERMISSION FROM THE INSTRUCTOR. ASSIGNMENTS AND MATERIALS: Everything pertaining to the class – syllaBus, links to films, external links – will be available on GOOGLE DRIVE. The films are our primary texts and are to be viewed on your own, either through the links in the syllabus or in a shared Google Drive folder, accessible with your Fordham email account. Many of the films are also available on-line from LEGAL sources such as Netflix (www.netflix.com), iTunes., and amazon.com, including Amazon Prime. Students should watch the films and complete all the readings by the day they are due, as listed in the syllabus. You will be required to have a twitter account for the class. It can be attached to your Fordham email, or another email address. Please follow me @Profjreich, and I will follow you. The class’s hashtag is #FITV3658 – make sure you put this hashtag in all your tweets. Please also LIKE the CMS Department on FaceBook at www.faceBook.com/FordhamCMS. I post aBout film there all the time. CLASS WORK: Readings are to Be done for the class period as listed. There will be a midterm and a final exam, as well as a final paper, due as indicated on the syllabus. Topics will be announced for the paper. NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. GRADES: Your grade will Be Based on the following criteria: ATTENDANCE 10% IN-CLASS WORK (PRESENTATIONS, RESPONSES) 20% MIDTERM EXAM 25% PAPER 20% FINAL EXAMINATION 25% Grade Breakdown: 94-100: A 90-93: A- 87-89: B+ 83-86: B 80-82: B- 77-79: C+ 73-76: C 70-72: C- 65-69: D+ 60-64: D 0-59: F Italian Americans on American Screens Summer Session I, Rose Hill, 2017 Prof. Jacqueline Reich, [email protected] 6) ATTENDANCE POLICY: Students are expected to attend every class. If you know you will miss a class for religious reasons or required participation in a university sponsored- event please let me know in advance via email. If you are ill or there is a family emergency, please contact me via email as well. If you have more than two unexcused aBsences, your grade will be lowered one step (e.g. from an A to an A-), regardless of your cumulative total. 7) UNIVERSITY STATEMENT ON ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: A University, by its nature, strives to foster and recognize originality of thought. Originality can only Be recognized, however, when people acknowledge the sources of ideas
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Textual Analysis Film: Do the Right Thing (1989) Director: Spike Lee Sequence Running Time: 00:50:55 - 00:55:55 Word Count: 1745
    Student sample Textual Analysis Film: Do The Right Thing (1989) Director: Spike Lee Sequence Running Time: 00:50:55 - 00:55:55 Word Count: 1745 In this paper I will analyze an extract from Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing (1989) that reflects the political, geographical, social, and economical situations through Lee's stylistic use of cinematography, mise-en-scene, editing, and sound to communicate the dynamics of the characters in the cultural melting pot that is Bedford-Stuyvesant,Brooklyn in New York City. This extract manifests Lee's artistic visions that are prevalent in the film and are contemplative of Lee's personal experience of growing up in Brooklyn. "This evenhandedness that is at the center of Spike Lee's work" (Ebert) is evident through Lee's techniques and the equal attention given to the residents of this neighborhood to present a social realism cinema. Released almost thirty years ago, Lee's film continues to empower the need for social change today with the Black Lives Matter movement and was even called "'culturally significant'by the U.S. Library of Congress" (History). Do The Right Thing takes place during the late 1980s in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn and unravels the "bigotry and violence" (Lee) in the neighborhood of a single summer day, specifically one of the hottest of the season. Being extremely socially conscious, Do The Right Thing illustrates the dangers of racism against African Americans and was motivated by injusticesof the time--especially in New York--such as the death of Yusef Hawkins and the Howard Beach racial incident.
    [Show full text]
  • Survey: Both Democrats and GOP Love 'This Is Us,' 'Game of Thrones'
    Survey: Both Democrats and GOP love 'This Is Us,' 'Game of Thrones' BY JUDY KURTZ - 03/03/20 © Courtesy of HBO The country may be more politically polarized than ever, but there are at least a couple things that both Democrats and Republicans agree on: They dig "This is Us" and "Game of Thrones." The NBC drama and former HBO fantasy series were some of the top picks on both sides of the aisle, according to a recent survey from E-Poll Market Research. Fifty-five percent of Democrats counted "This is Us" as their fave broadcast TV show, along with 68 percent of Republicans. Fifty-two percent of Democrats and 47 percent of Republicans surveyed also listed "Chicago Med" as one of their top TV picks. Other popular choices among Democrats included "Supernatural," Fox's "9-1-1" and "The Rookie," while Republicans said they delighted in "Grey's Anatomy," "Last Man Standing" and Chicago PD." The two parties had more than half of the top 20 TV shows in common, but there were a few notable differences among their boob tube choices. The results show that, of the Americans surveyed, Democrats prefer getting more laughs from their small screen fare, picking seven sitcoms as their favorites, compared to the GOP respondents' three comedy shows. A separate survey of top streaming and cable shows found that Democrats preferred Starz's "Power," with 63 percent of those surveyed naming it as their favored show, and "Game of Thrones," with 51 percent. Sixty-seven percent of Republicans named "Game of Thrones" — which ended its eight-season run last year — as their No.
    [Show full text]
  • Chapter 7 Interact with History
    The port of New Orleans, Louisiana, a major center for the cotton trade 1820 James Monroe is 1817 reelected president. 1824 John Construction 1819 U.S. Quincy Adams begins on the acquires Florida 1820 Congress agrees to is elected Erie Canal. from Spain. the Missouri Compromise. president. USA 1815 WORLD 1815 1820 1825 1815 Napoleon 1819 Simón 1822 Freed 1824 is defeated at Bolívar becomes U.S. slaves Mexico Waterloo. president of found Liberia on becomes Colombia. the west coast a republic. of Africa. 210 CHAPTER 7 INTERACT WITH HISTORY The year is 1828. You are a senator from a Southern state. Congress has just passed a high tax on imported cloth and iron in order to protect Northern industry. The tax will raise the cost of these goods in the South and will cause Britain to buy less cotton. Southern states hope to nullify, or cancel, such federal laws that they consider unfair. Would you support the federal or state government? Examine the Issues • What might happen if some states enforce laws and others don't? • How can Congress address the needs of different states? •What does it mean to be a nation? RESEARCH LINKS CLASSZONE.COM Visit the Chapter 7 links for more information about Balancing Nationalism and Sectionalism. 1838 1828 Removal of Andrew 1836 Martin the Cherokee 1840 William Jackson 1832 Andrew Van Buren along the Henry Harrison is elected Jackson is elected Trail of Tears is elected president. is reelected. president. begins. president. 1830 1835 1840 1830 France 1833 British 1837 Victoria 1839 Opium invades Algeria.
    [Show full text]
  • MA Issues in Modern Culture Reading List 20-21.Pdf
    M.A. Issues in Modern Culture Reading List 2020–21 AUTHORS AUTUMN TERM 1. Gustave Flaubert Dr Scarlett Baron Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary [1857], trans. Margaret Mauldon (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008). Gustave Flaubert, ‘A Simple Heart’, in Three Tales [1877], trans. A.J. Krailsheimer (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991). Gustave Flaubert, Dictionary of Received Ideas [1913], in Bouvard and Pécuchet, with the Dictionary of Received Ideas, trans. A.J. Krailsheimer (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1977). Further Reading: Gustave Flaubert, Selected Letters, trans. Geoffrey Wall (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1997). Julian Barnes, Flaubert’s Parrot (London: Jonathan Cape, 1984) Jonathan Culler, Flaubert: The Uses of Uncertainty (London: Paul Elek, 1974). Stephen Heath, Flaubert: Madame Bovary (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992). Christopher Prendergast, The Order of Mimesis: Balzac, Stendhal, Nerval, Flaubert (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986). Francis Steegmuller, Flaubert in Egypt: A Sensibility on Tour [1972] (Harmondsworth: Penguin Classics, 1996). Geoffrey Wall, Flaubert: A Life (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001). Tim Unwin (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Flaubert (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004). Jennifer Yee, The Colonial Comedy: Imperialism in the French Realist Novel (New York: Oxford University Press, 2016). 2. Henry James Professor Philip Horne Henry James, The Golden Bowl (1904), ed. Ruth Bernard Yeazell (Penguin Classics, 2009) This contains the ‘Preface’ to the (only very slightly different) New York Edition version of the novel (1909); the other Prefaces (collected in The Art of the Novel, ed. R.P. Blackmur, 1934; now U. of Chicago Press) Henry James, ‘The Lesson of Balzac’ (1905) Available at: https://archive.org/details/questionourspee01jamegoog/page/n9/mode/2up Secondary Reading: Nicola Bradbury, Henry James: The Later Novels (Oxford University Press, 1979).
    [Show full text]
  • Chapter 5 the Americans.Pdf
    Washington (on the far right) addressing the Constitutional Congress 1785 New York state outlaws slavery. 1784 Russians found 1785 The Treaty 1781 The Articles of 1783 The Treaty of colony in Alaska. of Hopewell Confederation, which Paris at the end of concerning John Dickinson helped the Revolutionary War 1784 Spain closes the Native American write five years earli- recognizes United Mississippi River to lands er, go into effect. States independence. American commerce. is signed. USA 1782 1784 WORLD 1782 1784 1781 Joseph II 1782 Rama I 1783 Russia annexes 1785 Jean-Pierre allows religious founds a new the Crimean Peninsula. Blanchard and toleration in Austria. dynasty in Siam, John Jeffries with Bangkok 1783 Ludwig van cross the English as the capital. Beethoven’s first works Channel in a are published. balloon. 130 CHAPTER 5 INTERACT WITH HISTORY The year is 1787. You have recently helped your fellow patriots overthrow decades of oppressive British rule. However, it is easier to destroy an old system of government than to create a new one. In a world of kings and tyrants, your new republic struggles to find its place. How much power should the national government have? Examine the Issues • Which should have more power—the states or the national government? • How can the new nation avoid a return to tyranny? • How can the rights of all people be protected? RESEARCH LINKS CLASSZONE.COM Visit the Chapter 5 links for more information about Shaping a New Nation. 1786 Daniel Shays leads a rebellion of farmers in Massachusetts. 1786 The Annapolis Convention is held.
    [Show full text]
  • Scorses by Ebert
    Scorsese by Ebert other books by An Illini Century roger ebert A Kiss Is Still a Kiss Two Weeks in the Midday Sun: A Cannes Notebook Behind the Phantom’s Mask Roger Ebert’s Little Movie Glossary Roger Ebert’s Movie Home Companion annually 1986–1993 Roger Ebert’s Video Companion annually 1994–1998 Roger Ebert’s Movie Yearbook annually 1999– Questions for the Movie Answer Man Roger Ebert’s Book of Film: An Anthology Ebert’s Bigger Little Movie Glossary I Hated, Hated, Hated This Movie The Great Movies The Great Movies II Awake in the Dark: The Best of Roger Ebert Your Movie Sucks Roger Ebert’s Four-Star Reviews 1967–2007 With Daniel Curley The Perfect London Walk With Gene Siskel The Future of the Movies: Interviews with Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, and George Lucas DVD Commentary Tracks Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Casablanca Citizen Kane Crumb Dark City Floating Weeds Roger Ebert Scorsese by Ebert foreword by Martin Scorsese the university of chicago press Chicago and London Roger Ebert is the Pulitzer The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 60637 Prize–winning film critic of the Chicago The University of Chicago Press, Ltd., London Sun-Times. Starting in 1975, he cohosted © 2008 by The Ebert Company, Ltd. a long-running weekly movie-review Foreword © 2008 by The University of Chicago Press program on television, first with Gene All rights reserved. Published 2008 Siskel and then with Richard Roeper. He Printed in the United States of America is the author of numerous books on film, including The Great Movies, The Great 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 1 2 3 4 5 Movies II, and Awake in the Dark: The Best of Roger Ebert, the last published by the ISBN-13: 978-0-226-18202-5 (cloth) University of Chicago Press.
    [Show full text]
  • War of 1812 Booklist Be Informed • Be Entertained 2013
    War of 1812 Booklist Be Informed • Be Entertained 2013 The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and Great Britain from June 18, 1812 through February 18, 1815, in Virginia, Maryland, along the Canadian border, the western frontier, the Gulf Coast, and through naval engagements in the Great Lakes and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. In the United States frustrations mounted over British maritime policies, the impressments of Americans into British naval service, the failure of the British to withdraw from American territory along the Great Lakes, their backing of Indians on the frontiers, and their unwillingness to sign commercial agreements favorable to the United States. Thus the United States declared war with Great Britain on June 18, 1812. It ended with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 1814, although word of the treaty did not reach America until after the January 8, 1815 Battle of New Orleans. An estimated 70,000 Virginians served during the war. There were some 73 armed encounters with the British that took place in Virginia during the war, and Virginians actively fought in Maryland, Virginia, and Ohio and in naval engagements. The nation’s capitol, strategically located off the Chesapeake Bay, was a prime target for the British, and the coast of Virginia figured prominently in the Atlantic theatre of operations. The War of 1812 helped forge a national identity among the American states and laid the groundwork for a national system of homeland defense and a professional military. For Canadians it also forged a national identity, but as proud British subjects defending their homes against southern invaders.
    [Show full text]
  • Shakespeare on Film- Looking for Richard
    SHAKESPEAREONFILM LOOKING FOR RICHARD Teachers’ Notes This study guide is aimed at students of GCSE English and Media, A’ level English Media and Film and GNVQ Media: Communication and Production. Areas investigated include Filming Shakespeare, Language, Documentary Styles and Representation. This series of study guides aims to provide teachers with valuableresource materials for the teaching of Shakespeare throughout the National Curriculum. Synopsis The American actor Al Pacino is the co-producer, director and star of the film ‘Looking For Richard’. His project intertwines the telling of the story of Shakespeare’s ‘Richard III’ with an intimate look at the actors’ and filmmakers’ processes as they come to grips with their characterisations and with translating their enthusiasm for the play onto film. The film ‘Looking For Richard’ follows their debates and revelations about the play, takes to the streets of New York to measure public opinion, visits the birthplace of Shakespeare and, finally, looks at a production of Richard III’. The film includes interviews with actors such as Kenneth Branagh and Vanessa Redgrave and seeks to prove that everyone can enjoy Shakespeare, and that his tales are timeless and universal. The completion of the film marks the culmination of a journey begun decades ago. when Pacino was touring colleges in the late 70’s talking to students who were reluctant to listen to Shakespeare and couldn’t see the relevance of his works. “But we would talk informally about the play and then I would read an excerpt” explains Pacino. Pacino notes, “By juxtaposing the day-to-day life of the actors and their characters with ordinary people, we attempted to create a comic mosaic - a very different Shakespeare.
    [Show full text]
  • Visual Effects Society Names Acclaimed Filmmaker Martin Scorsese Recipient of the VES Lifetime Achievement Award
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Naomi Goldman, NLG Communications T: 424-293-2113 [email protected] Visual Effects Society Names Acclaimed Filmmaker Martin Scorsese Recipient of the VES Lifetime Achievement Award Los Angeles (September 19, 2019) – Today, the Visual Effects Society (VES), the industry’s professional global honorary society, named Martin Scorsese, Academy, DGA and Emmy Award winning director- producer-screenwriter, as the forthcoming recipient of the VES Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his valuable contributions to filmed entertainment. The award will be presented at the 18th Annual VES Awards on January 29, 2020 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The VES Lifetime Achievement Award, bestowed by the VES Board of Directors, recognizes an outstanding body of work that has significantly contributed to the art and/or science of the visual effects industry. VES will honor Scorsese for his consummate artistry, expansive storytelling and profound gift for blending iconic imagery and unforgettable narrative on an epic scale. Scorsese’s steadfast ability to harness craft and technology to bring his unique visions to life has resulted in exceptional narratives that have transfixed audiences and captivated millions. And as a champion of film history, his work to preserve the rich legacy of motion pictures is unparalleled. “Martin Scorsese is one of the most influential filmmakers in modern history and has made an indelible mark on filmed entertainment,” said Mike Chambers, VES Board Chair. “His work is a master class in storytelling, which has brought us some of the most memorable films of all time. His intuitive vision and fiercely innovative direction has given rise to a new era of storytelling and has made a profound impact on future generations of filmmakers.
    [Show full text]
  • Chapter 30.Pdf
    p0934-935aspe-0830co 10/17/02 9:22 AM Page 934 U.S. troops on patrol with helicopter support in Vietnam, 1965. 1960 John 1963 Kennedy is 1964 Lyndon F. Kennedy assassinated; B. Johnson 1965 First major is elected Lyndon B. Johnson is elected U.S. combat units president. becomes president. president. arrive in Vietnam. USA 1960 WORLD 1960 19651965 1960 The National 1962 The 1966 Mao Liberation Front forms African nation of Zedong begins 1967 Israel in South Vietnam. Uganda becomes the Cultural captures Gaza independent. Revolution Strip and in China. West Bank in Six-Day War. 934 CHAPTER 30 p0934-935aspe-0830co 10/17/02 9:22 AM Page 935 INTERACTINTERACT WITH HISTORY In 1965, America’s fight against com- munism has spread to Southeast Asia, where the United States is becoming increasingly involved in another country’s civil war. Unable to claim victory, U.S. generals call for an increase in the number of combat troops. Facing a shortage of volunteers, the president implements a draft. Who should be exempt from the draft? Examine the Issues • Should people who believe the war is wrong be forced to fight? • Should people with special skills be exempt? • How can a draft be made fair? RESEARCH LINKS CLASSZONE.COM Visit the Chapter 30 links for more information about The Vietnam War Years. 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert Kennedy are 1970 Ohio 1973 United assassinated. National 1969 States signs Guard kills 1968 Richard U.S. troops 1972 cease-fire four students M. Nixon is begin their Richard M. with North 1974 Gerald R.
    [Show full text]
  • Reading in the Dark: Using Film As a Tool in the English Classroom. INSTITUTION National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL
    DOCUMENT RESUME ED 456 446 CS 217 685 AUTHOR Golden, John TITLE Reading in the Dark: Using Film as a Tool in the English Classroom. INSTITUTION National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL. ISBN ISBN-0-8141-3872-1 PUB DATE 2001-00-00 NOTE 199p. AVAILABLE FROM National Council of Teachers of English, 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096 (Stock No. 38721-1659: $19.95, members; $26.95, nonmembers). Tel: 800-369-6283 (Toll Free); Web site http://www.ncte.org. PUB TYPE Books (010) Guides Non-Classroom (055) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC08 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Classroom Techniques; *Critical Viewing; *English Instruction; *Film Study; *Films; High Schools; Instructional Effectiveness; Language Arts; *Reading Strategies; Units of Study IDENTIFIERS *Film Viewing; *Textual Analysis ABSTRACT To believe that students are not using reading and analytical skills when they watch or "read" a movie is to miss the power and complexities of film--and of students' viewing processes. This book encourages teachers to harness students' interest in film to help them engage critically with a range of media, including visual and printed texts. Toward this end, the book provides a practical guide to enabling teachers to ,feel comfortable and confident about using film in new and different ways. It addresses film as a compelling medium in itself by using examples from more than 30 films to explain key terminology and cinematic effects. And it then makes direct links between film and literary study by addressing "reading strategies" (e.g., predicting, responding, questioning, and storyboarding) and key aspects of "textual analysis" (e.g., characterization, point of view, irony, and connections between directorial and authorial choices) .The book concludes with classroom-tested suggestions for putting it all together in teaching units on 11 films ranging from "Elizabeth" to "Crooklyn" to "Smoke Signals." Some other films examined are "E.T.," "Life Is Beautiful," "Rocky," "The Lion King," and "Frankenstein." (Contains 35 figures.
    [Show full text]
  • THE WEST WING by ANINDITA BISWAS
    UNWRAPPING THE WINGS OF THE TELEVISION SHOW: THE WEST WING By ANINDITA BISWAS A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF ARTS in the Department of Communication December 2008 Winston-Salem, North Carolina Approved By: Mary M. Dalton, Ph.D., Advisor ____________________________________ Examining Committee: Allan Louden, Ph.D., ____________________________________ Wanda Balzano, Ph.D., _____________________________________ Acknowledgments Whatever I have achieved till now has been possible with the efforts, guidance, and wisdom of all those who have filled my life with their presence and will continue to do so in all my future endeavors. Dr.Mary Dalton : My advisor, an excellent academician, and the best teacher I have had to date. Thank you for encouraging me when I was losing my intellectual thinking. Thanks you for those long afternoon conversations/thesis meetings in your office, which always made me, feel better. Last, but not the least, thank you for baking the most wonderful cookies I have had till now. I have no words to describe how much your encouragement and criticism has enriched my life in the last two years. Dr. Allan Louden: Thank you for helping me get rid of my I-am-scared-of-Dr.Louden feeling. I have enjoyed all the conversations we had, loved all the books you recommended me to read, and enjoyed my foray into political communication, all because of you! Dr. Wanda Balzano : Thanks for all the constructive criticism and guidance that you have provided throughout this project. Dr. Ananda Mitra and Swati Basu: Thanks for all the encouragement, support, and motivation that helped me pull through the last two years of my stay in this country.
    [Show full text]