Project one requires that we make "an original argument concerning the impact of art on war, or conversely war on art"It's a great question, and very much in the spirit of the course. So the answer is YES!
Are we only using official wars, or can I use the war on drugs, or the war on alcohol and prohibition in America?
The challenge will be to do something original. Simply pointing out that a lot of music is influenced by the war on drugs won't cut it. The author will need to get into deeper connections...But it will be a great project if they can get inside the topic and ask "why" five or more times.
This week's New Yorker magazine reviews Stop-Loss. The review is a mini-analysis of film and Iraq and a great read. Find it here.
Most of the recent feature films about Iraq (“Rendition,” “Lions for Lambs,” “Redaction”) have not been very good, and the public has stayed away from them. But audiences ignored Paul Haggis’s sternly beautiful and moving “In the Valley of Elah,” too. Something more than the usual resistance to “tough” subjects may be hurting these movies. The Bush Administration told us that we were waging a war for our survival, but it also suggested that most of us needn’t make sacrifices or even learn much about the conflict. Then again, some people may be so angered by the war that they don’t want to be confronted by it as entertainment.
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