African American Film after the Civil Rights Movement (Film afroamerykański od roku 1960)
Informacje ogólne
Kod przedmiotu: | 4219-SD026-OG |
Kod Erasmus / ISCED: |
08.9
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Nazwa przedmiotu: | African American Film after the Civil Rights Movement (Film afroamerykański od roku 1960) |
Jednostka: | Ośrodek Studiów Amerykańskich |
Grupy: |
Courses in foreign languages Przedmioty ogólnouniwersyteckie na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim Przedmioty ogólnouniwersyteckie OSA Przedmioty ogólnouniwersyteckie społeczne |
Punkty ECTS i inne: |
(brak)
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Język prowadzenia: | angielski |
Rodzaj przedmiotu: | ogólnouniwersyteckie |
Tryb prowadzenia: | w sali |
Skrócony opis: |
The work of such directors as Julie Dash, Isaac Julien, Melvin Van Peebles, Spike Lee and John Singleton serves as grounds for the discussion of the processes of claiming Black subjectivity, (re)configuring African American identity and challenging the (aesthetic, political) norms of classical Hollywood cinema. Analysis of specific films situated in the context of African American history and culture focuses on such issues as: deconstruction of racial stereotypes, Black politics, the Black aesthetic, the interconnections between gender, sexuality and race, African American icons (in music, film, sports, popular culture), the benefits and risks attending the entry of Black culture into mainstream American culture and our position as white audience. |
Pełny opis: |
The course examines selected movies made by African American film directors after the Civil Rights Movement. We will look at a variety of genres-from "blaxploitation" movies of the 1970's, through highly crafted feature films and documentaries of Spike Lee and independent cinema of Julie Dash, Cheryl Dunye and Haile Gerima, to John Singleton's Hollywood blockbusters. We will address the processes of claiming Black subjectivity in film, (re)configuring African American identity and challenging the (aesthetic, political) norms of classical Hollywood cinema. Analysis of specific films situated in the context of African American history and culture focuses on such issues as: deconstruction of racial stereotypes, Black politics, the Black aesthetic, the interconnections between gender, sexuality and race, African American icons (in music, film, sports, popular culture), the benefits and risks attending the entry of Black culture into mainstream American culture and our position as white audience. Topics discussed: 1. African American film in the 1970s: comedy, blaxploitation and African American new wave 2. African American popular culture: the music video, hip hop, African American body image 3. Race and the tradition of American Gothic 4. Political cinema 5. African American music continued: jazz 6. African American success in Hollywood 7. A critique of mainstreaming of African American culture 8. African American independent cinema 9. Gender and sexuality in African American film 10. Black documentary filmmaking |
Literatura: |
FILM: Raisin in the Sun, 1961 (plus fragments from Raisin in the Sun, 2008, TV) Watermelon Man 1970 Sweet Sweetback's Badassss Song, 1971 Shaft 1, 1971 (plus fragments from Shaft Returns, 2000) The Spook Who Sat By the Door Do the Right Thing Mo' Better Blues Boyz'n the Hood Poetic Justice Daughters of the Dust Tongues Untied Watermelon Woman Bamboozled When the Levees Broke SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY: Manthia Diawara, "Black American Cinema: The New Realism Andrew Ross, "Hip and the Long Front of Color" Kimmel, “Masculinity as Homophobia” Castro, “Tongues Untied” Toni Morrison, "Romancing the Shadow"; The Killer of Sheep Baraka, "Spike Lee at the Movies" Baker, "Spike Lee and the Commerce of Culture" hooks, "Counterhegemoning Art" Dyson, "Between Apocalypse and Redemption" Bambara, "Reading the Signs" Brouver, "Repositioning" Interview: Dash with Baker David Van Leer "Visible Silence: Spectatorship in Black Gay and Lesbian Film" Spillers, "Uber Against Race" Diawara, "Black Spectatorship" hooks, "The Oppositional Gaze" |
Efekty uczenia się: |
1. Cultural studies: basic knowledge of film genres, film techniques and classical Hollywood conventions. 2. Tools for film analysis. 3. Knowledge of selected film theories. 4. Capacity for comparing/relating different cultural/esthetic models 5. Application of earlier knowledge of cultural studies, American history and esthetics. 6. Development of oral and writing skills in English. 7. Ability to define an appropriate research topic, locate secondary materials, construct a research paper. |
Metody i kryteria oceniania: |
1. Attendance in class and at weekly film screenings 2. Written responses to Viewing Questions 3. One class presentation. 4. Final paper. |
Właścicielem praw autorskich jest Uniwersytet Warszawski.