[POL 128] - Midterm Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (11 pages long)

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Politics and Public Administration
• Course: POL 128
• Professor: Hudson Moura

Document Summary

Chapter 1 setting the scene: a theory of film and politics. Movies are independent variables, cultural stimuli that potentially address and modify the political attitudes and behaviour of audiences and society. Most movies are caused by external influences such as social and political conditions. President"s men (1976), wag the dog (1997), zero dark thirty (2012) can become a part of the political landscape. Politi(cid:272)s a(cid:374)d (cid:373)o(cid:448)ies i(cid:374)fo(cid:396)(cid:373) ea(cid:272)h othe(cid:396) (cid:271)oth tell about the society from which they come. A major obstacle of film and politics is the lack of a clear definition of what constitutes a political film. The most commonly used approach for distinguishing political films is political content. Political films are presumed to be those that depict aspects of the political system. Any movie that focuses on political institutions, actors or system would qualify as a political film.