WEEK 10 The Influence of American Movies

1. WEEK 10The Influence of American Movies SLIDE 2 International student’s views: SLIDE 3 Inna Ignatovich from Russia, Vanessa Rosenfeld from Germany, Jung Ping Lin from Taiwan SLIDE 4 Hollywood’s views of other cultures (video: What old movies mean) SLIDE 5 Racism and Immigrants (video: German/Crocodile Dundee) SLIDE 6 Sexual stereotypes (video: Superman and the Bride) SLIDE 7 US TV shows in England SLIDE 8 US culture’s world influence what American’s think SLIDE 9 Movies as protest VIDEO CLIP FROM GLOBAL INSIGHTS 4 (video: Insights 4) SLIDE 10 Economics of globalisation and movies(video: MTV) SLIDE 11 From films to computer games SLIDE 12 Video games and globalisation: Global Arcade SLIDE 13 Computer games and racism .

2. A glance at movie billboards worldwide shows how popular American movies are today in many countries. International students share their views on the impact of this phenomenon in their countries. From last week: (English is native to only seven countries) and widely spoken in the Benelux countries(Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg), Scandinavia and India English to Japanese to English - AltaVista Babel Fish Translation, In English: ‘I am trying to learn more about globalization and whether it really is a doctrine of imperialistic control or a helpful format to bring the world together.’ English to Japanese to English It is principle of the useful format where that really brings imperialistic control or the world together, how as for me, concerning the globalization trying the fact that it learns many.

3. Inna Ignatovich from Russia In my opinion, one of the most serious influences of American culture on my country is created by Hollywood movies. Because of the economic domination of the U.S.A. in the world and serious political and economical problems in my country, the movie theaters in our cities are filled with Hollywood action movies. The low financing available to our movie directors doesn't give them the possibility of creating high quality art, so the movie theaters are swamped with low cost American films--violent action films. This type of dominance creates a negative effect on the young generation and can increase crime. In this situation, we see not just the spread of culture to another country, but also the spread of the problems of that culture. read more: http://staff.uscolo.edu/peterssl/topics/globalization/movies-russia.htm Vanessa Rosenfeld from Germany The cinemas would be empty without Hollywood. The American movie industry has been popular in Germany since the 1920s. In contrast, the German film industry wasn't and still isn't very big although the production of TV programs such as series, operas, game shows and live shows is very high. The odd thing about movies imported from the states and about the German mentality is that Germans like to watch these movies in the German language. Therefore, all of them get dubbed. As a result, they seem not to be very different. For this reason, people don't think that Germany is losing its cultural identity watching exported movies from the U.S. read more: http://staff.uscolo.edu/peterssl/topics/globalization/movies-germany.htm Jung Ping Lin from Taiwan Whenever I see a good American movie, I am always touched, but inside my feelings are different. Because these are movies for Americans, they cannot move me the same way. That's why I wish we could have our own movies. read more: http://staff.uscolo.edu/peterssl/topics/globalization/movies-taiwan.htm SHOWING FOUR-MINUTE CLIP FROMLawrence of Arabia

4. Arabs Viewers see American adolescents, intelligence agents, military personnel, even Inspector Clouseau's son, massacring obnoxious Arab Muslims in numerous films such as Navy SEALs (1990), Killing Streets (1991), The Human Shield (1992), The Son of the Pink Panther (1993), Bloodfist V: Human Target (1994) and True Lies (1994). Hollywood's studios needlessly maligned Arabs The Rage of Paris (1921), Point of No Return (1993), The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), Back to the Future (1985), The American President (1995), Disney -Aladdin (1992), James Bond movie series……. MORE – Arab and Muslim Stereotyping in American Popular Culture - Jack Shaheen Deconstructing Hollywood: Negative Stereotyping in Film Stereotyping and double standards in ‘Hollywood Islam’ Many links on Race & Ethnicity Stereotype of the Month Contest American Indians Romantic – female painting by Thomas Cole - Used as Sport image see Native Americans should NOT be used as mascots Washington Redsk*ns Kansas City Chiefs Atlanta Braves Chicago Blackhawks 'Other' includes mascots such as: Hatchets, Chieftains, Red Raiders, Flying Arrows, REDMEN!, Senecas, Choctaw, Apaches, Warhawks, Moundbuilders, Runnin' Utes, Savages, Sachem, Cherokee "We simply chose an Indian as the emblem. We could have just as easily chosen any uncivilized animal." Eighth Grade student writing about his school's mascot, 1997 Hollywood’s views of other cultures

5. VIDEO – 3-MINUTES: What Do Those old Films Mean? minority images in American films during 1920s-1960s. From Racism on the Silver Screen (ROLL OVER URL TO VIEW CLIPS) For more on Stereotypes visit Trinity College’s site on stereotyping. http://library.trinity.wa.edu.au/issues/stereo.htm Test for hidden bias http://www.tolerance.org/hidden_bias/02.html You need to do these tests for next week’s journal – there are eleven short self-tests –I do not want your answers but a couple of sentences of what you discovered from each test. VIDEO – 3-MINUTES: CROCODILE DUNDEE Racism and Immigrants ~

6. Sexual stereotypes Video clip on superman and the bride

7. . US TV shows in England

8. US culture’s world influence what American’s think .

9. ''Life and Debt,'' a documentary by Stephanie Black, with a commentary written by Jamaica Kincaid, looks at the effect of the International Monetary Fund on the economy of Jamaica. The IMF ideally lends money - An IMF-backed small business loan in Jamaica might carry 25 percent interest. VIDEO CLIP FROM GLOBAL INSIGHTS 4 LIFE AND DEBT Movies as protest

10. Economics of globalisation and movie making The Globalization of Hollywood results in the following: • decrease in job security for American film workers • widening of the wealth gap globally • and merge of cross-culture values and themes in film content. The standard of living in America, was superior to that in Mexico at a ratio of 3 to 1 in 1950, compared to 16 to 1 in the year 2000 BACON, David. "Can Workers Beat Globalization?" in New California Media Online, February 18, 2000. Available online at: <http://www.ncmonline.com/in-depth/2000-02-18/can.html,> consulted on Tuesday, October 20, 2002. Video on how MTV programs local content

11. From films to computer games Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within released in American cinemas on July 11, 2001 Japanese company Sony owns Columbia Pictures, the movie's official distributor; in addition, it was the developer of the Playstation, the console platform of the video games that inspired this motion picture

12. Video games and globalisation • Positive – such as - Global Arcade is a site to play arcade games and learn about globalization and what is happening to people around the world. Some of the games to play: World Trade Organization - Globalization and Silicon Valley- Was Your Dinner Genetically Engineered? • Negative - Study: Video games contain "unhealthy" messages for girls • Slightly over half (54 per cent) of games surveyed containd female lead characters while 92 per cent had male lead characters. • Of games featuring female characters, 38 per cent displayed significant body exposure. • More than half (54 per cent) of female characters were depicted as fighting or being violent. • Fifty-four percent of the games surveyed contained female lead characters while 92 percent had male lead characters. • Characters in Games for Young Children Exclusively White; Nearly All Heroes White; Few Female Characters

13. Computer games and racism Ethnic Cleansing," a computer game Racism and computer games: Resistance Records