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Examining Diversity Through Film

Posted: Jun 7, 08 1:46am

I'm about to start an online class Monday titled "Examining Diversity Through Film." Some of the titles we are required to view are: "Spanglish", "Children of a Lesser God", "Coming Home", "Brokeback Mountain", "Far From Heaven", "American Beauty", "Kissing Jessica Stein", "Lets Talk Sex", "Rosewood", "Snow Falling on Cedars", "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee", "Crash" (I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!)...and there are a couple others the professor hasn't posted yet.

Anybody care to comment how these films relate to diversity? In particular I will be interested in the aspects of how they portray oppression, racism, sexism, ablism, homophobia, etc.

Any comments on the subject are welcome and may provide a good "jumping off point" from which I can write the multitude of papers that are going to have to go along with the watching of these films.

Peace.

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cd999

Posted: Jun 28, 08 5:26pm

American Beauty was a great movie. I haven't seen it in a while and can't give particulars, but I think the main characters had gay neighbors next door. It was a great movie that dealt with many issues that many of us can relate to. (sorry I can't be more specific, but it was a great movie!)

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Todd T

Posted: Jun 29, 08 1:22am

Yeah, the couple next door (Jim and Jim) were probably the least dysfunctional couple/family in the whole movie.

There was also the next door neighbor (on the other side of Kevin Spacey's family), a Colonel in the marines, who harbored some homosexual feelings and dealt with them in a violent way; venting his frustration on his son.

It's been an okay course so far. 2 weeks to go with it.

Thanks for the input cd.

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ValentinaT

Posted: Aug 27, 08 12:32pm

I'm reading your posting now in August...how did your on-line film class go? Did you like it?

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