HUMAN 1A Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Edward Said, Art History, Kylo Ren
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Humanities- discipline of the imagination (variety of debates: philosophy, history, literature, languages, rhetoric, art history, film studies. In humanities, the idea branches out to other subjects. Interdisciplinary approaches: gender and sexuality studies, african american studies, asian american studies, latin american studies. Appearance of kylo ren and what is the emphasis of the scene. Film and costume distribution of who is in charge. Raising of an issue in darkness and light. 2001 (9/11 attack) empire had a different connotation. Definition: something big that will fall, an empire has hierarchy, 2 goals. Rule: sense of group, no individuality, conflict, different point of views, set/ established government, shifts of structured govt, territorial expansion, loyalty, misconception, propaganda. In the end, an empire usually falls apart. How empire creates ruins: destruction, study of people-wiped out. It is it enough to recognize differences along the lines of culture, gender, or national identity.
