Culture clash a bowl of beings

First video is Culture Clash: A Bowl of Beings - several short skits with underling meaning from this Chicano American troupe.

The other is a documentary on how African Americans have been depicted in film in its first 100 years.

Both of these go well with the themes of social consciousness and race.

The video links are on each assignment sheet

Culture Clash: A Bowl of Beings 1992 Name: _______________________ Link on utube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvhx5k6ZGfc Culture Clash was a Chicano American performance troupe composed of the writer-comedians Herbert Sigüenza, Richard Montoya and Ric Salinas. Together they created works ranging from comedic skits to full-length plays and screenplays, all of which featured political or social satire. What do you see as the deeper message using surface stereotypes in each of these skits. 1. “America” / Don Colon / an appropriation of the Godfather 2. The Armchair Revolutionist / Ernesto “Che” Guevara 3. Abuélo / Shooting 4. Straitjacket / Chicanos on the Storm 5. Stand & Deliver Pizza / Jaime Escalante 6. End Song – We’re Culture Clash and we’re here to stay Melvin Van Peebles’ Classified X (1998) Name: _______________________ Link on utube: Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOfwnPJtHJM This documentary explores the representation of African Americans in the history of American cinema through the eyes of Melvin Van Peebles - Director, Actor, Producer, Editor, Musician. 1. Originally, how were African American actors depicted in movies in what Van Peebles’ refers to as the “Old Negro” era? 2. What is meant by the “New Negro” and how did the representation change during this era? 3. How were black actors portrayed in independent black films? 4. Why did black actors play in roles that weren’t necessarily positive stereotypes? 5. What is meant by the “No Negro” era? 6. How does Van Peebles describe the “Blaxploitation” era in film? What was his contribution to the genre? 7. Since 1998, when this documentary was made, how have opportunities changed for African American actors? Be specific. Names of actors, roles they’ve played, titles of movies, awards won, etc. ...