AFRAMER 121 - Please, Wake Up! - Race, Gender, Class and Ethnicity in the Early Films of Spike Lee

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Harvard University

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Description:

This course will explore how the intersection of race, gender, class, and ethnicity in the early cinema of Spike Lee works to give his social vision and artistic temper the qualities now commonly associated with his cinematic style. Race seems to be the central pivot of social identity in Lee's films, but in this course we will explore his remarkable attentiveness to other indices of identity and subjectivity. We will pay special attention to the tension between Lee's passionate oppositional politics and his intensely personal, experimental, and playful approach to film and its expressive idioms, techniques, and styles. Films to be studied include "She's Gotta Have It," "School Daze," "Do the Right Thing," "Mo Better Blues," and "Jungle Fever".

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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