EN 3230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Judith Butler, Louis Althusser, Jacques Lacan
10 Nov 2020
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Narration: refers to the act of telling the story, method by which the story is delivered, relies on a narrator (objective or subjective) who offers commentary and point of view or perspective, functions as a mediator". Third cinema: important film movement that arose in the 60 and 70s, in latin america, proposed by political revolutionaries, developed out of. Marxist socialist ideology: protested against neocolonialism, the capitalist system, and the hollywood model of cinema as mere entertainment to make money. Mediate: to arbitrate or moderate between two parties involved in a dispute, or who have divergent opinions. Mediation in film: in film, when something is mediated", it means that there is some kind of intervention from outside" the action, an intermediate agency such as the filmmaker or narrator. Narrator as mediator: mediatory presence of a narrator contributes to the films" interpellation of the viewer as spectator -someone not just watching, but actively engaged and involved in what"s going on on.
