film review
Humanities
In this class we have identified as one of our objectives the ability to fully engage, in critical ways, popular culture and its influence upon our political selves, our political sensibilities. With our focus on “deep differences” we find ourselves examining both documentary and feature-length film texts.
In 300-500 words share whether or not you believe the assigned documentary film text has the potential to transform one’s political sensibilities and how the documentary film text compares to the feature-length non-documentary film text that examines the same historical political movement and/or figure. And, if you believe that your personal political sensibilities have been (re)shaped or transformed by a particular film and/or style of film, say so. Again, the objective here is to share your thoughts pertaining to the major thesis presented in Democracy and Difference.
Hey pick one of them and answer the questions
Required Documentary Film Texts (Democracy and Difference website):
*13th, 2016; Directed by Ava DuVernay
A Place of Rage, 1991; Directed by Pratibha Parmar
America in Black & White: A Question of Identity, 2003; Films for Humanities and Science
A Family Portrait, 2011; Directed by Melissa Leu and Jeff Haig (Student Film)
Cultural Criticism & Transformation, 1997; Featuring bell hooks and Directed by Sut Jhally
Ethnic Notions, 1986; Directed by Marlon Riggs
Exploring Society: Gender, 2005
Exploring Society: Race and Ethnicity, 2005
Exploring Society: Social Class, 2008
Further Off the Straight and Narrow: New Gay Visibility on Television, 2006; Katherine Sender
Generation M: Misogyny in Media and Culture, 2013; Directed by Thomas Keith
How Racism Harms White America, 2013; Directed by John Bracey
*I Am Not Your Negro, 2016; Directed by Raoul Peck
Latinos Beyond Reel: Challenging a Media Stereotype, 2012
Off the Straight and Narrow: Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals & Television, 1998
On White Privilege, 2008; Featuring Tim Wise
Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People, 2006; Directed by Sut Jhally
Responding to Diversity; 2011; Directed by Rise Sanders Weir and Tracy Ullman
Soundtrack for a Revolution, 2009; Directed by Bill Guttentag
The Brandon Teena Story, 1998; Directed by Susan Muska and Greta Olafsdottir
The Bro Code: How Contemporary Culture Creates Sexist Men, 2011; Directed by Thomas Keith
*The Celluloid Closet, 1995; Directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman
The Empathy Gap: Masculinity & The Courage to Change, 2015; Directed by Thomas Keith
The Origins of Cultural Studies, 1989 ; Featuring Stuart Hall
*The Times of Harvey Milk, 1984; Directed by Rob Epstein
White Like Me, 2013; Featuring Tim Wise and Directed by S. Morris
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