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From Week 3 to Week 10

Week 9, 3/1

Helter Skelter

Films

Helter Skelter, Ninagawa Mika (2012) [reserve] CW

https://archive.org/details/HelterSkelter_201801

Readings

Helter Skelter, Okazaki Kyoko (2013 [1995-2003]) [required text] CW The Age of Instagram Face, Jia Tolentino (2019)

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/decade-in-review/the-age-of-instagram-face

Bad Girls Like to Watch: Writing and Reading Ladies Comics, Gretchen Jones (2005) [reserves, Bad Girls]

Optional

On the Edge of 1990s Japan: Kyoko Okazaki and the Horror of Adolescence, Novia Shih-Shan Chen and Sho Ogawa (2020) [canvas] Sex with Nation: The OK (Bad) Girls Cabaret, Katherine Mezur (2005) [reserves, Bad Girls]

In your discussions, I would like you to:

1. Respond to the question posed at the end of Tuesdays lecture

2. Ask at least one question that you have about the topics or ideas addressed in the lecture, a scene from the film, or the reading

3. Respond to at least one question in the discussion.

Credit will only be applied to those who have fulfilled these three requirements.

As we are learning asynchronously, your participation grade will be calculated based on your weekly group discussion posts for weeks 3 through 9. Group discussion posts should be short, informal responses to the questions I pose in Tuesdays lectures. They are due on Thursday each week by 9 PM and cannot be made up for credit.

Lecture Link(WATCH IT PLEASE!!! IT WILL HELP!!!):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKju2xUVL58&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHhJ3oaWHi0&feature=youtu.be

Discussion Question (Pick One) (Discussion Questions are also in the ‘lecture slides’ file, kindly check it out if confuses due to my possible typos below):

1. Did watching/reading Helter Skelter and Jia Tolentinos The Age of Instagram Face make you think differently about technologies for enhancing physical appearance? Discuss why/why not.

2. Previously, we talked about the effects of the male gaze. Yet, in Bad Girls Like to Watch, Gretchen Jones talks about the production of feminist texts (comics, in particular) by mostly women creators that deal with explicit violence, horror, and sex, describing various examples of ladies comics of this type. What are some ideas about womens roles, sexualities, and desires that Okazaki/Ninagawa seem to be challenging (both within the manga/film and through their targeted audience) with Helter Skelter?

3. What are some differences you noted between the manga and film? Given that the manga was first released in the late 90s/early 2000s, and the film in 2012, what kinds of changes did you notice about the portrayal of the story? What themes/topics would you incorporate if you were to make this film in 2021?

Discussion Post from A Peer:

Still waiting on the post. Once I have seen a post being made on my end, will update here ASAP.

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