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Summer II, 2009
Tom Slater
Required Texts: Bordwell, David and Kristin Thompson. Film Art: An Introduction, 8th ed.
Bernstein, Matthew and Gaylyn Studlar, eds. Visions of the East: Orientalism in Film.
Said, Edward. Orientalism.
Course Goals: Orientalism is a construct of western cultures that has shaped history for centuries and continues to this day. It is perhaps nowhere more evident than in cinema, which, beginning in the late 19th century, became the most pervasive art form ever created. Through film, ideas of other cultures could now quickly reach millions in an age of expanded imperialist ambitions and military power. The results, despite the advantages of greater literacy, education, and communications, have been devastating. In this class, we will consider the impacts of orientalism through film by learning more about how film communicates, what messages it offers, and how orientalism has continuously infected western attitudes and actions.
Grading: Five two-page informal writings, 10%; Two short essays, 15% each; Small-group presentation, 20%; Major research paper, 40%.
For the two-page informal writings, I will provide questions related to the assigned readings for you to respond to. Since these are informal, you dont need to worry about grammatical, mechanical, or stylistic elements. Just write what you think, use some brief quotes if you like or page references to longer passages. These can be double-spaced. Be ready to share your response in class and hand it in at the end.
Short essays should be approximately six-pages long. If you need more space, thats fine, as long as the material is important to your argument. These essays will require you to use materials from readings, films, and class discussions. The questions will ask you to present your knowledge of material covered in class. No research required on these.
Small-group presentations will require each group of three or four to study a film of their choice and present it to the class in approximately 45 mins. The group should decide what argument or arguments the film makes in the contexts of its times through aspects of orientalism. The group should have some ideas of how the narrative and stylistic elements communicate these arguments and use brief clips for the class to observe and discuss. The group can also draw on secondary sources to support its ideas and use hand-outs or other techniques to help present their findings and get students involved in discussing. One technique to consider is to use your presentation as a teaching opportunity in which your goal is not so much to present answers as to help the rest of us reach our own.
The focus of the major research paper should be much like that of the small-group paper. Neither one should focus on a film already scheduled for in-class study. But you can use our text-book to help you select a film for study. Your essay should present a significant argument about the film, show your knowledge of how it uses narrative and stylistic elements to communicate about the issue you focus on, and use at least three sources other than the film or our textbooks. They should be at least 10-pages long.
With the short and major essays, I will be happy to read rough drafts of your work at any point. These do not need to be complete. But the more material you provide, the more feedback I can give. In fact, we will work on rough drafts for the first short essay in class on the 16th. Presentation and research paper topics will be due the same day. So, everyone should try to be in a group by the 9th so you will have plenty of time to choose a topic.
How to Contact Me: Office, SUT 345; Hrs. M-R, 12:00-2:00 or by appointment. Ph. X7-4879. Email: HYPERLINK "mailto:tslater@iup.edu" tslater@iup.edu
Course Schedule:
July 6: Film: Arabian Nights (John Rawlins, 1942).
July 7: Reading: B & T, 54-107; B & S, 1-66. Discussion.
July 8: Reading: B & S, 69-90; Film: various silent shorts.
July 9: Reading: Said, 1-110. Two-page writing due. Discussion. Presentation from Marlen Harrison on gays and lesbians in Asian cultures.
Weekend: Film to watch on reserve: Indochine (Regis Wargnier, 1992). Reading: B & S, 158-83; B & T, 112-53, 162-214, 304-09.
July 13: Discussion of mise-en-scene and cinematography in Indochine.
July 14: Reading: B & S, 130-57; Films: various musical numbers.
Tuesday night film viewing: Film: Aladdin (John Musker, 1992), on reserve.
July 15: Reading: B & S, 184-203. Discuss mise-en-scene and cinematography in Aladdin. Assign essay #1. Make sure small groups are formed for presentations.
July 16: Reading: B & T on writing about film. Class work on rough drafts. Reading: B & S: 99-129; Film: Salome (Charles Bryant, 1923). Topics for presentations and research papers due.
July 20: Reading: B & S, 207-31; Film: Charleston Parade (Jean Renoir, 1927). Essay #1 due. Topics for research papers due.
July 21: Reading: Said, 113-97. Two-page writing due.
July 22: Reading: B & S, 232-52; Film: LAge Dor (Luis Bunuel, 1930).
Wednesday night film viewing: Pepe le Moko (1936), on reserve.
July 23: Reading: B & T, 218-260, 355-70; B & S, 253-68. Discussion of editing and sound in Pepe le Moko.
Weekend: Film to watch on reserve: Caesar and Cleopatra (Gabriel Pascal, 1945).
July 27: Reading: B & S, 269-91. Discuss editing and sound in Caesar and Cleopatra.
July 28: Reading: Said, 199-352. Two-page writing due. Assign short essay 2. Rough draft material for research papers due.
July 29: Presentations.
July 30: Presentations.
Weekend: Film to watch on reserve: The Letter (William Wyler, 1940).
Aug. 3: Reading: B & S, 292-313. Discussion. Short essay 2 due.
Aug. 4: Film: TBA.
Aug. 5: Two-page writings due. Film discussion.
Aug 6: Major research papers due.
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