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Exploring American Cinema: The American Yodas Course Outline

The "American Yodas" course is an innovative exploration of American Studies, Film Studies, and educational theory. Led by Dr. Alan Taylor, this program takes students through essential film analyses, including key texts and cinematic techniques. The curriculum emphasizes narrative theory, genre, and the intricacies of film form, engaging students in critical discussions and hands-on analysis of acclaimed films like "Dead Poets Society." Participants will ultimately produce a comprehensive research paper addressing fundamental themes in American cinema and culture.

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Exploring American Cinema: The American Yodas Course Outline

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  1. AMERICAN STUDIES FILM STUDIES EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE & THEORY kinowords.edublogs.org

  2. AMERICAN YODAS - MA Programme, Kultur - Summer Term 2008 - Course Leader (CL) Dr. ALAN TAYLOR (Oxon) kinowords.edublogs.org

  3. BACKGROUNDAmerican Studies,Literature, Pedagogy, Cinema Studies • BA joint hons, Keele University • DIPLOMA, London Film School (pic, 2005) • PGCE, The University of Oxford • MA, Institute of Education, Uni`London • Dr. phil, Filmwissenschaft, Mainz kinowords.edublogs.org

  4. 1991-2008 TEACHING • UK - Oxford & Cherwell College • Filmwissenschaft, Mainz University • New Bulgarian University, Sofia • 2007-2008. The JFK-I, FU Berlin, UG & PG courses in U.S. Film & Media kinowords.edublogs.org

  5. Representative, CinemasportsFrankfurt/Main, Mainz & berlin kinowords.edublogs.org

  6. WORKSHOP Leader • April 2007, Alan Taylor, Guest of:- • Media Education Across the Curriculum • Teaching the Teachers: Eire, Portugal, Romania, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Estonia, Sweden… • Armin Hottmann, Kulturverein, e.V, Berlin kinowords.edublogs.org

  7. Etc… kinowords.edublogs.org

  8. American Yodas Course Outline Expectations Outcomes kinowords.edublogs.org

  9. AMERICAN STUDIES FILM STUDIES EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE & THEORY kinowords.edublogs.org

  10. THE WEEKS AHEADNOT MANY! Week 1: Hello Week2: Film Studies, basics – sequence analysis, key terms, references, links Week 3: First Film, Dead Poets Society, part one Week 4: First Film, Dead Poets Society, part two kinowords.edublogs.org

  11. THE WEEKS AHEADNot many! Week 5: NO SESSION 6: IST Essay is due, AT lead on narrative theory 7: AT lead on genre, film form, narrative 8: Essays returned, readings, disc Abstracts 9: AT lead on learning theories 10: 2nd film viewing, part one 11: 2nd film viewing, part two 12: Second essay due & reflective overview 13: Abstracts, Research Papers… kinowords.edublogs.org

  12. Attendance Credit. • Attendance 80% plus (10 sessions) & • Two Essays, two pages each: • 1. Analysis of film sequence on website • 2. Analysis of film sequence as shown in class • Q & A? kinowords.edublogs.org

  13. Full Grade Research Paper • 20 sides - 5,000 words • American Studies, Film, Education • Based on Conference Topic • See links at American Yodas at:-http://kinowords.edublogs.org • Plus PDF, 4 side Guideline kinowords.edublogs.org

  14. Thematic Overviews HOLLYWOOD • STUDIO SYSTEM 1929 – 1961 • Principles of project management • Oligopolist practices/closed market • Censorship Rulings /Ideologies • Studio as mythmaker/definer of US values. kinowords.edublogs.org

  15. Hollywood/2 • FILM FORM/TECHNIQUE • Principle of transparency/ Realism • time & space coherence • Continuity editing: - Eye-line matching - 180 degree shooting rule kinowords.edublogs.org

  16. Hollywood/3 • NARRATIVE • Time locked (2 hours) • Character based • Logical development of plot to closure • Genre formulae & star system kinowords.edublogs.org

  17. Education • LEARNING THEORIES • Behaviorism - Watson, Skinner.. - Gestalt Theory, Berlin Group 1930s • Cognitive theory - Bandura, Bruner, Vygotsky, et al • Heuristics - Giegener...HU, Berlin 2008 kinowords.edublogs.org

  18. American Studies CORE PRINCIPLES • Nation based on constitution • Representation through elections • Voting rights linked to literacy • Literacy dependent on quality of education kinowords.edublogs.org

  19. U.S Education. • SOME ISSUES & DEBATES • Access to the Dream? • Whose Dream? Whose rules? • 1980s-1990s Political Correctness • Participatory Citizenship. • Hegemony, Power, Resistance • Key Writer: Henry Giroux kinowords.edublogs.org

  20. Hollywood at Class WHO SPEAKS FOR WHO? • Realism/Style/ • Representation - whose point of view? for who? • Narrative / Genre / • Value systems: Subject of dramamatic conflict. • Questions of cultural appropriation, hegemony, consent, processes of identification... • Audiences, comodification of resistance? kinowords.edublogs.org

  21. R E M I N D E R AMERICAN STUDIES FILM STUDIES EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE & THEORY kinowords.edublogs.org

  22. Book Suggestions • HOLLYWOOD, Maltby • KEY Concepts, Cinema Studies, Hayward • TEACHING AS A SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITY, Postman & Weingartner • Short Guide Writing About Film, Corrigan • STORY, Robert McGee • SEE SIDEBAR LINKS, http://kinowords.edublogs.org kinowords.edublogs.org

  23. Reminders… • NOT on University Blackboard • But here: http://kinowords.edublogs.org • Contact: a.taylor@balliol.oxon.org End kinowords.edublogs.org

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