DISPARTIES AND MISCONCEPTIONS
A Film Series sponsored by America's Black Holocaust Museum, UWM'sCommunity Media Project, and UWM's Cultures and Communities
The Community Media Project (CMP) is an arts outreach program that wascreated by film faculty in collaboration with The Inner City ArtsCouncil and Great Lakes Film and Video (now defunct) in 1985. Directedby Portia Cobb, this program is an affiliate program of the UWM filmdepartment and the Peck School of the Arts. The mission of the CMP isto provide artistic programming and outreach for under-servedaudiences--at UWM and in Milwaukee's central city. We do this byoffering free film screenings and film and video workshops. Forliterally two decades, the CMP has provided programming that isdiverse and inclusive in its scope. Much of what we have accomplishedhas been facilitated through partnerships with community-basedagencies.
The "Disparities and Misconceptions" film series at America's BlackHolocaust Museum will highlight films that magnify struggles thatAfrican-Americans face in attempts to overcome disparities in accessto resources, often met with forceful resistance. Topics that thesefilms will explore include removal from one's land, urban revolt inresponse to racial injustice, and petitioning the government to retainone's resources.All screenings will take place at 7:00pm at America's Black HolocaustMuseum (2233 N. 4th St.--off 4th and North). Admission is free, but adonation to the museum of $5 for adults and $3 for students issuggested. Specifics of events are subject to change.
"Revolution '67" - Film and Discussion Thursday November 29, 2007 @7pm (co-sponsored by docUWM)
The American struggle with race, inequality, idealism, and power in the1960s is explored through the untold story of the riots that erupted inNewark, New Jersey, in 1967. What really happened is told through archivalfootage and from the mouths of the people who lived it. The filmmakersinterview the Activists (Tom Hayden, Amiri Baraka, Sharpe James) and thePower Structure (Brendan Byrne and representatives from the Police and theNational Guard). While points of view differ and the media may have fannedthe flames, it's true that 26 people died and many other cities soonexperienced similar disturbances. "Accurately and effectively captures themood, the pain, the loss, the ambiguity, the fear and the continuing impactof the violent unrest of the summer of 1967. This film helps us to remembera time that still inspires and haunts America." - Historian Lonnie G. Bunch,Founding Director, Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of AfricanAmerican History and Culturehttp://www.bongiornoproductions.com
A discussion will follow with the filmmakers, MarylouTibaldo-Bongiorno and Jerome Bongiorno, and James Criss of theMilwaukee County Sheriff's Department
There is no charge for viewing the film, but the museum suggestsdonations of $5 for adults and $3 for students. Running time for thefilm is 90 minutes.For more information, please call 264-2500
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
FINAL PAPER (due 12/10--paragraph with argument and outline due 12/3)
Film 301Cobb/McFadden
11/26
Final Paper
Monday, December 10th (paper due)
In a couple of weeks, your final paper assignments will be due.Your assignment is to write a paper (6-8 pages) that offers ananalysis about two films, at least one that we have seen in class. The purpose of this assignment is to examine either a theme or a use of a convention (i.e. narrative/cinematography/editing/soundtrack) that persist through both films. You are to discuss how they are used either similarly, differently, or both. You can also discuss these themes in regards to historical significance of the films either in the period they were released or in the broader lineage of Black independent cinema.
For your papers, you must follow these guidelines:-12 point font size (font either Times New Roman or Arial)-double-spaced-MLA citation format (Guide to MLA style available in library)-At least three scholarly sources must be used, with at least one source from the course reader (Wikipedia may NOT be used as a source. Internet sources mustbe cleared with either instructor).-Film titles must be either italicized or underlined.
As you post your responses on the blog for next week, also post a paragraph (6-8 sentences) that contains the central argument in your paper and the topics you want to explore within that paper. If you need for me to read what you're going to submit before you post it, please feel free to send it to me.
It is important that you have a central argument/thesis for your paper, rather than have 6-8 pages full of random trivial information that offers little insight into the topic. Use this final paper to expand on a theme you either heard or discussed in class or read in a blog posting or in the assigned readings. Provide insight into how your topic can give us a new perspective about the film that we have not considered. And please avoid making arguments that you cannot support with documented evidence.
Please contact Professor Cobb or myself with any questions you have. Thanks.
11/26
Final Paper
Monday, December 10th (paper due)
In a couple of weeks, your final paper assignments will be due.Your assignment is to write a paper (6-8 pages) that offers ananalysis about two films, at least one that we have seen in class. The purpose of this assignment is to examine either a theme or a use of a convention (i.e. narrative/cinematography/editing/soundtrack) that persist through both films. You are to discuss how they are used either similarly, differently, or both. You can also discuss these themes in regards to historical significance of the films either in the period they were released or in the broader lineage of Black independent cinema.
For your papers, you must follow these guidelines:-12 point font size (font either Times New Roman or Arial)-double-spaced-MLA citation format (Guide to MLA style available in library)-At least three scholarly sources must be used, with at least one source from the course reader (Wikipedia may NOT be used as a source. Internet sources mustbe cleared with either instructor).-Film titles must be either italicized or underlined.
As you post your responses on the blog for next week, also post a paragraph (6-8 sentences) that contains the central argument in your paper and the topics you want to explore within that paper. If you need for me to read what you're going to submit before you post it, please feel free to send it to me.
It is important that you have a central argument/thesis for your paper, rather than have 6-8 pages full of random trivial information that offers little insight into the topic. Use this final paper to expand on a theme you either heard or discussed in class or read in a blog posting or in the assigned readings. Provide insight into how your topic can give us a new perspective about the film that we have not considered. And please avoid making arguments that you cannot support with documented evidence.
Please contact Professor Cobb or myself with any questions you have. Thanks.
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