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American Studies 100
Wednesday, April 28th, 1999
Announcements: Pick up final papers on Friday
at 9:05 am in 258 Willard
Lecture notes:
Disney World
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The virtual landscape replaces the literal
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Culture replaces nature
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Locales based on films/movies
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Virtual landscape of production and consumption
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Can consume Disney nationwide - movies and other
Disney products
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Tries to create Utopian ideal
Cities
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The centers of environments for humans
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Much of the contemporary city life is mostly a reproduction
of something else
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Ability of communications
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phone
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computer
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satellites
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Center of production and consumption
Salad Mixture Movement
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Rather than coming together where there are no differences,
people come together but still have there distinct characteristics (flavors)
"The School"
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Dramatic Monologue
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Teacher enunciates goal, but everything seems to
die; rationalization after rationalization
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What is the lesson being taught?
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What kind of responsibility is being taught?
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Adult world permeating into classroom through the
teacher
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Irresponsible adult world surrounding classroom
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Outside world coming into classroom
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Moving from death to sexuality - introduction of
the "mysteries of life"
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The lesson of responsibility is lost, but is the
lesson of love lost???
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