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INDV 151-01 Angels in America
Barbara Price
Tuesdays February 15 – April 11, 5:30 – 8:30 pm in the Centennial Private Dining Room
Schedule Number 2809.

In the early 1990’s, Tony Kushner’s Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes hit Broadway like a storm. This stunning play, which earned Kushner a Pulitzer Prize, two Tony Awards, and a number of other accolades, deals with epic themes: love, faith, illness, sexuality, power, death, politics, religion, loyalty, gender—and their interrelationships—and raises a number of challenging questions about what it is to be American. Winner of five Golden Globe Awards, the HBO miniseries based on Kushner’s play (and featuring his screenplay) was directed by Mike Nichols and stars Al Pacino, Meryl Streep and Emma Thompson. As we view and discuss this film, you will find that Angels in America asks a good deal of its audiences—but rewards them with images and questions that linger in the mind long after the final scene.

INDV 151-02 Drag in Film
Marty Eisenberg
Thursdays February 17 – April 14, 4:30 – 8:30 pm in Dobson Hall Fourth Floor Lounge. (Meals in Ryle Hall Private Dining Room)
Schedule Number 2810.

The theatre has a long tradition of men playing women. Film has been no exception. From the early days of silent films to the present, there are numerous examples of films that involve men wearing women’s clothes. Animators have incorporated drag into cartoons as well. Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Popeye have all made cinematic appearances dressed as women. Taken as a group, these films ask us to think about how we conceive of masculinity, femininity, sexuality, and gender identity. They also explore issues of cross-dressing, transgender, and transvestism. In addition to a few cartoons, some of the films likely to be included are Some Like It Hot, Tootsie, Todo Sobre mi Madre (All About My Mother), Lola and Bilidikid, Surrender Dorothy, and La Cage Aux Folles.

Fall 2005 offerings

INDV 151-01 Attention Shoppers!: Consumerism and its Consequences
Mark Perry
Mondays September 26 – November 14, 4:30 – 8:30 pm in the Centennial Private Dining Room. Schedule Number 7901.

This collection of documentary films by Franny Armstrong, Morgan Spurlock, Michael Moore, and others explore what it means to be a consumer. In addition, the film makers ask how do modern corporations respond to and shape our needs. Documentaries likely to be included are McLibel, Super Size Me, The Corporation, This is What Democracy Looks like, The Big One, and, Roger and Me.

INDV 151-02 Angels in America
Barbara Prices
Tuesdays September 27 – November 15, 5:30 – 8:30 pm in the Centennial Private Dining Room. Schedule Number 7890.

In the early 1990’s, Tony Kushner’s Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes hit Broadway like a storm. This stunning play, which earned Kushner a Pulitzer Prize, two Tony Awards, and a number of other accolades, deals with epic themes: love, faith, illness, sexuality, power, death, politics, religion, loyalty, gender—and their interrelationships—and raises a number of challenging questions about what it is to be American. Winner of five Golden Globe Awards, the HBO miniseries based on Kushner’s play (and featuring his screenplay) was directed by Mike Nichols and stars Al Pacino, Meryl Streep and Emma Thompson. As we view and discuss this film, you will find that Angels in America asks a good deal of its audiences—but rewards them with images and questions that linger in the mind long after the final scene.

INDV 151-03 On the Cusp of Adulthood: Youth Angst
Marty Eisenberg
Thursdays September 22 – November 17, 4:00 – 8:00 pm in Dobson Hall Fourth Floor Lounge. (Meals in Ryle Hall Private Dining Room). Schedule Number 7891.

Society asks each of us, at some point, to make the transition from childhood to adulthood. But, what does it really mean to be adult? These films each explore the transition to adulthood by focusing on youth searching to find their place in the world. As the youth in these films encounter an adult world, they encounter issues of race, class, gender, and sex. Films likely to be included are Rebel Without a Cause, Diner, The Graduate, The Breakfast Club, City of God, and Sexual Dependency.