Assignment Instructions:
Problem 1: Watch one (or more) of the movies listed below, then use one or two of the ideas about representation from Module 2 or the textbook to shine a light on the stories of representation told in the movie(s) you watch. In other words, have the ideas comment on the movie and the movie comment on the ideas-put them into conversation with each other. (You can rent or buy these movies on iTunes, search the Internet for a free version, borrow a copy from a friend, check your local public library, etc.)
Requirements
- 2 to 2.5 pages, double-spaced, typed
- No title page
- You don't need to cite the movie, as it's a common source we're all using, and therefore, one with copyright information I can easily access. However, if you use sources beyond the movie (which you don't have to do), please cite them using either APA or MLA format.
The movies:
- Her, directed by Spike Jonze
- The Great Hack, directed by Karim Armer (you may only choose this movie if you did not use it for the first thought paper)
- The Matrix, directed by the Wachowskis
- an episode of Black Mirror (but not one from season 1) by Charlie Booker
- Teenage Paparazzo, directed by Adrian Grenier
- The Social Network, directed by David Fincher
- Adaptation, directed by Charlie Kaufman
- Another Earth, directed by Mike Cahill
- Catfish, directed by Nev Schulman
- This is Not a Film, directed by Jafar Panahi (bonus points if you can find this one-it's not easy to come across)
- Me and You and Everyone we Know, directed by Miranda July
- I Heart Huckabees, directed by David O. Russell
- Ingrid goes West by Matt Spicer
- Terms and Conditions May Apply by Cullen Hoback
- Eighth Grade by Bo Burnham
- Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World by Werner Herzog
Problem 2: Choose a situation of hegemonic struggle you see happening in culture today. The situation you identify may be from movies, music, the internet, sports, social media, or some other area of cultural expression. For example, you may identify how there's a resistance movement today for those who want to watch movies in some other venue than a traditional streaming service or in theatres and you may identify how movie companies are trying to neutralize that resistance through incorporation. Or you may identify how a particular genre of music, or a particular musical act, is trying to resist the mainstream music model and how they may be incorporated or not into that model. Or you may identify how certain sports figures are trying to go against the mainstream politics of their sport and how the sport is trying to incorporate them back into the mainstream fold. There are innumerable examples to choose from. The important thing is you choose one you can be specific about and that you use the terms of hegemony, hegemonic struggle and resistance and incorporation. If you're wondering whether a particular idea works or not, email me about it for feedback.
Requirements
- 1.5 to 2 pages, double-spaced, typed
- No title page
- You don't need to cite the movie, as it's a common source we're all using, and therefore, one with copyright information I can easily access. However, if you use sources beyond the movie (which you don't have to do), please cite them using either APA or MLA format.
Attachment:- Hegemonic struggle.rar