Fragmented point of view; western genre conventions; post-war context;
Demonstrate how at least TWO of the filmmaker’s creative decisions in ONE film from the block (weeks 7-11) serve to establish the film’s point of view on the characters, story and subject. Screening: The Searchers (1956, John Ford, USA) Reading: Douglas Pye (1996) ‘Double Vision: Miscegenation and Point of View in The Searchers’ in Ian […]
Great books understanding-Classics of western thought.
Read the “Lancelot”( Chrétien de Troyes ) and “the song of Roland” in the book Classics of western thought Middle Ages, Renaissance, and reformation by Karl F. Thompson. Write some ideas of the connections between Classics of western thought, confession by St. Augustine and Dante the Divine Comedy. The ideas should be about the relationships […]
Culture and Ethnic Studies: Support western values over eastern values
Question the following notion: “Western values, including civil freedoms and individual rights (the right to speak, the right to criticize the government, the right to choose one’s own religion, etc.) were imposed on other countries by the West.” (Shiraev & Levy, 2017) The skeptics assume the pursuit of such individual rights persuade people to disregard […]
The Rise of Western Power.
Must write one brief (1-2 page double-spaced page) analysis of how one or more of the primary sources available on the companion website to The Rise of Western Power. Explain clearly how the source(s) relate(s) to topics developed in a given chapter or subchapter, preferably placing the topic within the broader context of the chapter. […]
