Learning on ScreenCultural Criticism and Transformation
- Synopsis
- Bell Hooks, Professor of English at City College of New York, argues for the transformational power of cultural criticism.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 30, 40 min.
- Year of production
- 1997
- Availability
- Sale; 1997 sale: US$195.00 (+p&p) set
- Subjects
- Media studies
- Keywords
- popular culture; racial identity
Credits
- Cast
Bell Hooks
Sections
- Title
- On cultural criticism
- Synopsis
- 1: Bell Hooks talks about the theoretical foundations that inform her work and gives examples from popular culture. Covers: why study popular culture?; critical thinking as transformation; the power of representations; motivated representations; writing a
- Title
- Doing cultural criticism
- Synopsis
- 2: Bell Hooks demonstrates the value of cultural studies in concrete analysis. She illustrates the socially constructed nature of narrative by showing how the film HOOP DREAMS reflects as much about its white directors as its black subjects. She also disc
Distributor
- Name
Media Education Foundation
- info@mediaed.org
- Web
- http://www.mediaed.org External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +1 413 584 8500
- Fax
- +1 413 586 8398
- Address
- 60 Masonic Street
Northampton
Massachusetts 01060
USA - Notes
- The MEF produces and distributes documentary films and other educational resources to inspire critical reflection on the social, political and cultural impact of the mass media, particularly in the US, with emphasis on gender, health, politics, race and commercialism. Sale on DVD.
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