Instructions
Watch one (or more) of the movies listed below, then use one or two of the ideas about representation from Module 2 or the textbook to shine a light on the stories of representation told in the movie(s) you watch. In other words, have the ideas comment on the movie and the movie comment on the ideas—put them into conversation with each other. (You can rent or buy these movies on iTunes, search the Internet for a free version, borrow a copy from a friend, check your local public library, etc.). If there’s a movie you’d like to watch that is about the internet or social media that is not on this list, feel free to let me know the title, and I’ll approve it for this assignment.
Requirements
2 to 2.5 pages, double-spaced, typed
No title page
You don’t need to cite the movie, as it’s a common source we’re all using, and therefore, one with copyright information I can easily access. However, if you use sources beyond the movie (which you don’t have to do), please cite them using either APA or MLA format.
The movies:
Her, directed by Spike Jonze
Jawline, directed by Liza Mandelup
The Great Hack, directed by Karim Armer
The Matrix, directed by the Wachowskis
an episode of Black Mirror (but not one from season 1) by Charlie Booker
Teenage Paparazzo, directed by Adrian Grenier
The Social Network, directed by David Fincher
Adaptation, directed by Charlie Kaufman
Another Earth, directed by Mike Cahill
Catfish, directed by Nev Schulman
This is Not a Film, directed by Jafar Panahi (bonus points if you can find this one—it’s not easy to come across)
Me and You and Everyone we Know, directed by Miranda July
I Heart Huckabees, directed by David O. Russell
Ingrid goes West by Matt Spicer
Terms and Conditions May Apply by Cullen Hoback
Eighth Grade by Bo Burnham
Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World by Werner Herzog
What is Representation?
Outcome #1: Define representation and its interaction with pop culture
According to O’Brien and Szeman (2014), representation is:
The social production of meaning through sign systems (i.e., words, images, gestures). Representation involves making meaning by creating links between conceptual and linguistic or signifying levels of meaning—links that are established through codes shared by members of a culture. Inseparable from socially specific processes of ideology and mythology, representation constructs the world in particular ways that have significant bearing on the organization of society. (p. 365)
**Note: this is the defination of reprsesntation from module 2. please let me know if you nbeed anything else or more information regarding this assignment.
Thanks…
