THTRFLM 1T03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Frankfurt School, Hattie Mcdaniel, Sidney Poitier
12 Apr 2014
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Whether you think our art forms are being used in this way or not, you have to accept that theatre /film can be used in this way. More complex understanding culture as a web of interactions. Culture is not natural , it is born of ideologies and creates/affirms ideologies. Ideology: a way we have decided to see ourselves and our world our beliefs about how the world is. The ideology supported by the people in power. Class identity gender identity/relations sexuality change over time in response to social agency. 1939: hattie mcdaniel wins best supporting actor for gone with the wind. 1963:sidney poitier wins best actor oscar for lilies of the field since 1989, 6 african american actors have won oscars. 2009: barak obama elected president as cultural discourse changes, as do our ideologies. Films & plays are cultural products and producers of culture cinema creates and satisfies its consumer"s desires (kolker, 171).
