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Part III: Reading Media Texts Critically

Video 1: 100 Years of Cinema, Reading Texts Critically
Description: Just over 100 years since the first Hollywood feature film. Cinema has become the most ubiquitous and easily accessible mediums in the world, but how did we get here? 100 Years of Cinema will be taking a look at one film a year to try and discover how we got from the simple films of the early 1900s to the complex block busters of today.

Video 2: Fifty Shades of Gay
Description: iO Tillett Wright, photographer and child actor, speaks about the gray areas of sexuality and the LGBTQ spectrum.

Video 3: The Myth of the Gay Agenda
Description: Sports writer, LZ Granderson, pokes fun at the notion of a “gay lifestyle” or “gay agenda.”

Video4: Model Responds to Being Called "Fat"
Description: Robyn Lawley talks about getting critiqued for not having “thigh gap” and responds with a positive self-image and sense of awareness on the Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Video 5: Defining the American Gangster Film
Description: Cinema is littered with gangster and organized crime; stylish anti-heroes who crave wealth and power, they play by their own rules and stop at nothing to get what they want. The films take influence from real-world events like Prohibition, the Wall Street crash, and the rise of real-world gangsters like Al Capone.

Web 1: Adbusters
Description: An international group dedicated to culture jamming as a way to challenge dominant media messages and corporate power.

Web 2: Center for Communication and Civic Engagement
Description: Offers a detailed explanation and differing perspectives on culture jamming and meme-based communication.