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9/20/10 1 Agenda for Thu., Sep. 16 Take attendance, etc. Finish discussing M. Butterfly Discuss Tucker Watch interviews and start discussing PS1’s Greater New York Blogs #3 (PS1) and #4 (Met) Due on R 9/23 The Ending of M. Butterfly What do we make of the ending of the play? Why does Hwang reverse the opera’s ending and make Gallimard become the Butterfly? Compare the play’s ending with the ending of the film. What’s different? Which do you prefer, and why? What makes M. Butterfly an American play, even though it’s set in China and France and none of its characters are American? Tucker’s “Responding to Art” Visual literacy (2) Visual memory (5) Expanding our definition of intertextuality (10) What shapes our perceptions? (14) Intersecting or conflicting meanings (16)

The Ending of M. Butterflyeportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/seminar1fall2010hong/files/2010/09/… · 16/09/2010  · 9/20/10 2 David Brooks, Preserved Forest Xaviera Simmons, Superunknown

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Page 1: The Ending of M. Butterflyeportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/seminar1fall2010hong/files/2010/09/… · 16/09/2010  · 9/20/10 2 David Brooks, Preserved Forest Xaviera Simmons, Superunknown

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AgendaforThu.,Sep.16

•  Takeattendance,etc.

•  FinishdiscussingM.Butterfly

•  DiscussTucker

• WatchinterviewsandstartdiscussingPS1’sGreaterNewYork

Blogs#3(PS1)and#4(Met)DueonR9/23

TheEndingofM.Butterfly•  Whatdowemakeoftheendingoftheplay?

•  WhydoesHwangreversetheopera’sendingandmakeGallimardbecometheButterfly?

•  Comparetheplay’sendingwiththeendingofthefilm.What’sdifferent?Whichdoyouprefer,andwhy?

•  WhatmakesM.ButterflyanAmericanplay,eventhoughit’ssetinChinaandFranceandnoneofitscharactersareAmerican?

Tucker’s“RespondingtoArt”

•  Visualliteracy(2)•  Visualmemory(5)

•  Expandingourdefinitionofintertextuality(10)

•  Whatshapesourperceptions?(14)

•  Intersectingorconflictingmeanings(16)

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9/20/10

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DavidBrooks,PreservedForest

XavieraSimmons,Superunknown(AliveInThe)

DeanaLawson,Assemblage

FranklinEvans,timecompressionmachine