We just saw "Clockers" in political film, a great film by Spike Lee. The crime scene photos at the beginning are real, despite what film reviewers say on line (what do they know?) do you really think Spike would show staged murder scenes, if he could show real ones? Take a look again at those scenes: those are (were) real people. Look at the young man shot, thrown face down in a dumpster - dear god. And that beautiful Stevie Wonder song is playing in the background - the film starts mourning for those whose lives have been lost. There is an extensive discussion of Clockers here, it is a discussion of the film and Foucault's philosophy of space and social interaction (isolation). If you dont know who Foucault is, here is your chance. If there is student interest, I can put my copy of the DVD on reserve in library.
Here is the list of other films to be shown:
Postmodern Existential Politics
Dark Blue World
Postmodern Urban Drug Society
Superfly
Postmodern Urban Drug Society Part II
Clockers
Postmodern Race Relations
Jungle Fever
The Beginning of Postmodern Politics
Downfall
Postmodern Zionism
Walk on Water
Postmodern Pittsburgh
Wedding for Bella (the Bread my Sweet)
Postmodern New World Order
Goodbye Lenin!
Postmodern American Journey
Maria Full of Grace
Postmodern American Journey Part II
Motorcycle Diaries
Postmodern Election
Bob Roberts
Postmodern Spiritual Journey
Pow Wow Highway
Postmodern Spiritual Journey Part II
Travelers and Magicians
Postmodern Spiritual Journey Part III
Donnie Darko
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