Mad About Movies - Fall 2013.2: Preferences & Suggestions
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 11:32 amPlease suggest areas of American culture &/or history you are interested in.
For example, areas of American culture include HOLLYWOOD, WALL STREET, LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK, LOVE & MARRIAGE, RACE RELATIONS, YOUTH CULTURE, MUSIC (CLASSICAL, JAZZ, ROCK, POP), POLITICAL LIFE, SPORTS (BASKETBALL, BASEBALL, FOOTBALL, TRACK & FIELD, BOXING, HOCKEY, GOLF), MILITARY LIFE, CRIME & POLICE, MEDICINE, FAMILY LIFE, RELIGION, etc., and areas of American history include the REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD, the CIVIL WAR, WWII, the VIETNAM WAR, the GULF WAR, 911 & the WAR ON TERRORISM, the GREAT DEPRESSION, the 19th CENTURY WEST, the 1960's, the CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, etc.
These examples are just suggestions. Please add anything else you'd like to learn about.
Please also suggest any particular movie titles you would particularly like to study in the context of our class.
I'll use your suggestions to choose the movies for the second half of the quarter.
Thank you.
David
For example, areas of American culture include HOLLYWOOD, WALL STREET, LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK, LOVE & MARRIAGE, RACE RELATIONS, YOUTH CULTURE, MUSIC (CLASSICAL, JAZZ, ROCK, POP), POLITICAL LIFE, SPORTS (BASKETBALL, BASEBALL, FOOTBALL, TRACK & FIELD, BOXING, HOCKEY, GOLF), MILITARY LIFE, CRIME & POLICE, MEDICINE, FAMILY LIFE, RELIGION, etc., and areas of American history include the REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD, the CIVIL WAR, WWII, the VIETNAM WAR, the GULF WAR, 911 & the WAR ON TERRORISM, the GREAT DEPRESSION, the 19th CENTURY WEST, the 1960's, the CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, etc.
These examples are just suggestions. Please add anything else you'd like to learn about.
Please also suggest any particular movie titles you would particularly like to study in the context of our class.
I'll use your suggestions to choose the movies for the second half of the quarter.
Thank you.
David