FILM 3610G – CINEMATIC PUBLICS & PARTICIPATIONS: MOVEMENTS, MANIFESTOS, FILM FESTIVALS, COLLECTIVES
Course blog for FILM 3610G
There are two defining counter-publics that combat the hegemony of a dominant public sphere that is powered and controlled predominantly by cis-gendered, straight, white males: The counterhegemonic spheres of the Black and the Queer. The purpose of these spheres is to move away from the idea of a singular public sphere that is dominated by …
Continue reading “Marginalized Minorities: The Missing Colors of the Rainbow.”
When reading about the conceptualism of counterpublics I was curious as to how these publics translated to virtual platforms, especially because we are looking at publics in relation to cinematic media. I found the Catherine Squires article on counter publics particularly interesting, in regards to how it relates to youtube videos as well as youtube …
I must say, of all the readings thus far in the course, Scott Mackenzie’s piece Film Manifestos and Global Cinema Cultures: A Critical Anthology has been of great interest to me, particularly the section regarding the Dogme ’95 film manifesto formulated by acclaimed (and controversial) Danish directors Lars Von Trier (The Idiots, Dogville, Melancholia) and …
It’s hard to be a fan of horror in this country and not inevitably fall into a rabbit hole of appreciating – nay worshipping – the Baron of Blood, David Cronenberg. I’ve stood at many a midnight screening or all-night marathon wherein the conversation would casually veer onto the expressway of appreciating a small, but …
Ask yourself the following: How different was the public sphere back then compared to the today? How similar is it to today? Did it ever evolve at all? Now, think about the LGBTQ community and Races. Think about how far it has gone from a time where there was a ton more hate and discrimination …
The development of cinema created a new kind of public sphere. One based not on face to face interaction or physical closeness, but shared media and experiences. Early cinema becomes entertainment for the masses quickly and nickelodeons soon were visited by people of all walks of life and income, the traveling cinemas and circus sideshow …
If you are reading this, you belong to this article’s public. The term public is widely used in the sense of addressing “people in general”, but let’s focus on the part of society that challenges such publics called counter-public. As Nancy Fraser states, Counterpublics are parallel discursive arenas where members of social groups invent or …
If you’ve been following the media at all lately, then you’ve definitely heard about 16 year old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. On September 23rd 2019, Greta spoke at the UN Climate Action Summit and shamed world leaders for their lack of urgency and action when it comes to our climate crisis—and rightfully so.
Inside of Bijan Stephen’s article In Praise of the Flâneur (The Paris Review, 2013) he analyzes another piece written by Evgeny Morozov The Death of the Cyberflâneur ( New York Times, 2012). Morozov argues that the new internet is killing the digital flâneur due to massive websites such as Facebook or Instagram essentially only showing …
In Charles Baudelaire‘s “The Artist, Man of the world, Man of the Crowd and Child” written in 1863, he discusses and studies the representation of a walking observer in today’s modern world. He names this metaphorical character M.G and follows his movement and perception of what a privileged modern man may encounter and acknowledge within …
FILM 3610G - CINEMATIC PUBLICS & PARTICIPATIONS: MOVEMENTS, MANIFESTOS, FILM FESTIVALS, COLLECTIVES