TEACHING ASSISTANTS:                        LINK: Internet Movie Database

• WEB SITE ADDESS: http://www.udel.edu/History/garymay/garymay.html
• REQUIRED BOOKS:
• Stephan J. Whitfield, The Culture of the Cold War
• Peter C. Rollins (ed. ), Hollywood As Historian: American Film in a Cultural Context
• William Chafe, The Unfinished Journey:America Since World War 2

September 13: Introduction--Hollywood and the Cold War (1)--North By Northwest (1959)
    reading: Chafe, pp.97-110; Whitfield, chapters 2-4.

September 20: Hollywood and the Cold War (2)--On The Waterfront (1954)
    reading: Chafe,pp.128-136; Whitfield, chapters 5-7, epilogue; Rollins,chapter 9.

September 27:Youth Rebellion--50s Style--Rebel Without A Cause (1955)
    reading: Chafe, pp.141-45.

October 4: Race and the Movies (1)-- Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
    reading: Chafe, pp.146-176; Rollins, pp.9-19,109-133.

October 11:  Toe To Toe with the Russkies--Dr.Strangelove Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
    reading: Rollins, pp.190-210.
 

October 18: Youth Rebellion-60s Style (1)--The Graduate (1967)
    reading: Chafe, pp.111-128, 141-145, 302-342. MIDTERM EXAM DISTRIBUTED TONIGHT..

October 25: Youth Rebellion-60s Style (2)--Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
    reading: Chafe, pp. 343-380.
     MIDTERM EXAMS DUE TONIGHT.

 
November 1: Mad As Hell: The 1970s (1)--Dirty Harry (1971)
    reading: Chafe, pp. 381-419.
 

November 8: Mad As Hell (2)--All The President's Men (1976)
    reading: Chafe, pp. 420-469.

November 15: Mad As Hell(3)--Network(1976)
   reading: Chafe, pp.328-342, 430-469.

  November 22: Charle Don't Surf--Apocalypse Now(1979)
   reading: Rollins, pp.230-245.

November 29: This Time We Win: Reagan and Rambo--Rambo--First Blood 2 (1985)
    reading: Chafe, 470-503, Rollins, pp.230-245.

December 6: Hollywood,Race, and Historical Memory--Mississippi Burning (1989)
    reading: Chafe, pp.302-320..
 

COURSE POLICIES

Office hours: Tuesday, 2-3:30; office 119 Munroe Hall, Voice Mail: 831-0800; e-mail: garymay@udel.edu

EXAMINATIONS: The midterm will be a take-home essay exam covering class lectures, readings and films during the first  six weeks of the course. Essays should be typed and if quotations from films/readings are cited,they should be footnoted (paranthesis style is acceptable.) The midterm counts 45% of the grade. A two hour final exam will be given on December 13, 1999 from 7-9 p.m. The exam will consist of two parts: part 1 will cover the films seen since the beginning of the course; part 2 will ask students to select and discuss a film which they think reflects the spirit of the 1990s. Details forthcoming.

REQUIRED FILMS AND READINGS: Students are responsible for all films listed in the syllabus. They are expected to take notes on these films, recording the names of key characters and crucial scenes and to incorporate such information in their exams. Students are also REQUIRED to read the assigned books and essays and incorporate information in their exams.

STUDENT BEHAVIOR: Students are required to attend class, which includes viewing the films. Reading, sleeping, and chatting with friends is NOT acceptable behavior. Such infractions will be punished according to the regulations set out in the University Handbook On Dishonesty and Behavior. Students should obtain a copy of this document from Dean of Students' office. There may be occasions when class runs beyond 10 p.m. because of the length of the film. If students must leave at 10 p.m., please do so quietly.

IF YOU FIND THESE POLICIES UNACCEPTABLE,
PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE.