CLASS SYLLABUS : Let’s go !

Chap 1 : School today versus old school Film : « Dead Poets’ society », Peter Weir Ivy league universities Video : « Caning in New-Zealand  » Caning in New-Zealand Corporal punishment in the USA Text : « Caning, a eulogy » Debate : pros or cons caning ?

Chap 2 : TV networks & Junk media Video : « Big Media » Junk media Media control Film : « Farenheit 9/11 », Michael Moore Media lies and corruption If it bleeds it leads Text : « Fox company », Times Roger Ailes, Fox’s CEO Song « The Revolution will not be televised », Gil Scott Heron Black power versus White media Malcom X and NAACP Martin Luther King and Civil rights movement Debate : Media ethics

Chap 3 : TV ADDICTION Video « TV mind control » Geeks and TV addiction Article « TV Addiction » American people’s TV habits TV as the new opium of the people Debate : TV or not TV Homework : make a poll

Chap 4 : Internet and global connections Video : film « The Social Network » Mark Zuckerberg’s story Harvard University Facebook Social networking and word of mouth communication Texte : « A self made hero », NY Times Tradition of the self made men in America The American Dream Bill Gates, Microsoft and billionaires Class debate : social networks Homework : create a webpage Webdesign webmastering

Chap 5 : The digital Revolution : the world’s divide Video : video revolution Texte : « Internet reaches out to Bengladesh », The haves and the have nots Bengladesh as a developing country The internet divide Class debate : Internet and globalization

Chap 6 : Advertising Video : History of advertising Advertising and branding No Logo movement with Naomie Klein Text : « Outdoor advertising », The Economist Time Square, New-York Indoor and outdoor advertising Advertising strategies Class debate : Ad campaigners versus no logo movement

Chap 7 : From Hollywood to Nollywood : Myth and heroes Film : « 20th Century fox » Hollywood American stars and the golden age American film industry Film : « Shark » by Gordon Parks Blaxploitation and the rebirth of Hollywood Black is beautiful and Black Power Article : «Blaxploitation » Gordon Parks « the camera as a weapon » Funk music and Black power Article : « Nollywood industry » New landmarks Developing versus developed countries Class debate : becoming a star Homework : make a video biopic of your favorite star

Chap 8 : American superpower Video : « Crossing the border »,conservative ad-campaign Republican anti-immigration policies Immigration quotas and fence Border patrol Text : « Wetbacks », NY Times Post-war immigration Racism in Arizona, California, Nevada Film : « Bread and Roses », Ken Loach Mexican immigrants Job discrimination and profiling Debate : conservatives versus democrats