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fandomhigh2014-09-03 02:25 am
doubleohblonde) wrote in fandomhigh2014-09-03 02:25 am
Entry tags:
Comparative Culture, Tuesday, Period One
Today Bond's classroom was set up with a projector screen. However, much like last week, there were pastries and hot drinks set out for the students.
"Good morning," Bond greeted them. "Now, I was going to get you grounded in some theory this week, butmy player has plague and cannot brain my notes were lost when ice water fell on me while I was at my desk and shorted out my computer. So instead we'll be watching some episodes of Galaxy Quest then having a group discussion."
"Now, those of you familiar with the show may wonder why exactly I've chosen a science fiction show for this class, but the fact of the matter is that most speculative fiction regardless of where and when it's set, often says more about the here and now than its putative setting. With some examples its because the creators have chosen to engage with the issues of the day while using the distance provided by the setting to slip past censors or viewers' prejudices. While in other cases, it's more accidental and unconscious."
"Now Galaxy Quest has the advantage of it's two incarnations being produced in quite different decades, while still having mostly the same cast. So we'll be watching an episode of both the old and new shows, and while you're watching I want you to look out for both noticeable and subtle differences between the two. Then once that's done, I want you to discuss not only the differences that you noticed by speculate about what larger cultural shifts might have been responsible, if any."
[Class Roster]
"Good morning," Bond greeted them. "Now, I was going to get you grounded in some theory this week, but
"Now, those of you familiar with the show may wonder why exactly I've chosen a science fiction show for this class, but the fact of the matter is that most speculative fiction regardless of where and when it's set, often says more about the here and now than its putative setting. With some examples its because the creators have chosen to engage with the issues of the day while using the distance provided by the setting to slip past censors or viewers' prejudices. While in other cases, it's more accidental and unconscious."
"Now Galaxy Quest has the advantage of it's two incarnations being produced in quite different decades, while still having mostly the same cast. So we'll be watching an episode of both the old and new shows, and while you're watching I want you to look out for both noticeable and subtle differences between the two. Then once that's done, I want you to discuss not only the differences that you noticed by speculate about what larger cultural shifts might have been responsible, if any."
[Class Roster]