I have taught David Dusa's Fleurs du mal (2012), a French-language fiction film about a young Iranian woman who finds herself stuck in Paris during the 2009 Green movement, which she can then only follow on social media. I found students respond very well to this film and the issues it raises. The DVD I bought in France has EN subtitles. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleurs_du_mal This could be paired with the 2011 film Fragments d'une révolution, a documentary treatment of almost exactly the same subject. I am not sure if this is available with EN subs. The Dusa film is engaging, but Fragments is one of the most profound political documentaries I know: http://www.mille-et-une-films.fr/fragments-dune-revolution Peter On Wed, Jul 13, 2016, at 03:33 AM, Paul Henman wrote:
Dear colleagues
I am teaching a course on media, culture and society, and am introducing a new assessment piece - a movie review. I am going to give students a selection of movies to choose from that have as a key element the role of communications technologies (including social media) on social change, social relations and identify.
I have already identified the following:
* Her - on operating systems and the self
* The Truman Show - on reality tv and public/private nexus
* The Enemy of the State - on surveillance technologies
* You've got mail (maybe) - on email and relationships
* Good morning Vietnam (maybe) - on radio and community building
I welcome any other suggestions and commendations. They can be old technologies, current or predicted new ones (ie sci fi).
Paul
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