Snowpiercer!
Thanks to the ranked voting method of "single transferable votes" and thanks, especially, to your participation in this democratic process, we've collectively chosen to watch what Entertainment Weekly called "the coolest coldest most ingenious outrageous mind-blowing unpredictable audacious dangerous daring politically charged provocative thrill ride of the summer."
Based on the graphic novel "Le Transperceneige" by Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette, Bong Joon-ho's film adaptation should help us discuss the representational challenges of climate change. So please watch with climate change in mind. As EW notes, it's a thriller, and in Hollywood parlance, that means violence, so be warned there are some fairly graphic scenes.
The expectation is that you watch this on your own time prior to Wednesday's class session (it's available via Netflix streaming). As you watch, I encourage you to take notes and come ready to discuss this as a particular instance of a characteristically Hollywood vision of climate futures. As a broad question, then, be prepared to talk about how fiction might influence our understanding of climate realities. Looking forward to our discussion, Kevin
Based on the graphic novel "Le Transperceneige" by Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette, Bong Joon-ho's film adaptation should help us discuss the representational challenges of climate change. So please watch with climate change in mind. As EW notes, it's a thriller, and in Hollywood parlance, that means violence, so be warned there are some fairly graphic scenes.
The expectation is that you watch this on your own time prior to Wednesday's class session (it's available via Netflix streaming). As you watch, I encourage you to take notes and come ready to discuss this as a particular instance of a characteristically Hollywood vision of climate futures. As a broad question, then, be prepared to talk about how fiction might influence our understanding of climate realities. Looking forward to our discussion, Kevin
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