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Annotations/Notes for Birth of a Nation

Basic Terms: Auteur: author Diegesis: includes objects, events, spaces and the characters that inhabit them, including things, actions, and attitudes not explicitly presented in the film but inferred by the audience. Editing: joining together of clips of film into a single filmstrip. Flashback Flashforward: A jump backwards or forwards in diegetic time. With the use of flashbackContinue reading “HW 03/26”

Connection Between Unit One and Unit Two Asks scientists to find differences between races; If science can prove that they are naturally inherently inferior or superior, it will change how the whole society works, naturally. Discourse=disperse of knowledge –> multiliteracies are a part of discursive literature Reflection Question  Applying the work of Swales and Mirabelli,Continue reading “CL 03/26”

The Birth of a Nation Directed by DW Griffith made in the San Fernando Valley Premiered in theaters in 1915 Based on the book The Clansman; written by Thomas Dixon, a former preacher Birth of a Nation= exceptionally racist; beliefs of white supremacy yet it is still praised for its technical virtuosity Often panned forContinue reading “CL 03/12”

W.E.B Du Bois was an educated black man writing to a public, that as far as they were concerned, didn’t even think Du Bois deserved to exist in their ‘white America.” Although, in 1897 when Du Bois wrote his influential piece titled “Strivings of the Negro People”, there were amendments in place to abolish slaveryContinue reading “Rough Draft: Assignment One”

So I Have an Idea; But I Do Not Know How to Flesh this Bad Boy Out: What to use? Du Bois & The Mismeasure of Man Why? I wanted to analyze Du Bois emotional approach to the Race Question and I wanted to use The Mismeasure of Man to support that the racial segregationContinue reading “HW 03/03”

Warrant: unspoken values a writer thinks they share with their readers Specific discourse community Argument Style: (evidence, reason, format, genre) comes from the discourse community Knowledge: made through discourse and creates multi-literacies for individuals to use. Du Bois’ Claim: African Americans deserve the same rights as white Americans because they are basic human rights. NoteContinue reading “CL 03/03”

Continuing Work with John Tyler Morgan “The Race Question in the United States” The Rhetorical Appeal here is…Emotion: FEAR, and lots of it. Warrant: Blacks are inferior to whites. Claim: It is a waste to give Black Americans rights; civil or other wise. Reasons: No white American will ever see them as anything other thanContinue reading “CL 02/27”