PROTEST...

These two images are from the inspirational JOHN HEARTFIELD who used his Art to challenge and mock the ideology of Hitler in 1930s Germany. Hitler tried to kill him but Heartfield escaped and eventually found sanctuary in America. The second image is titled 'WITH THIS SIGN WE WANT TO BETRAY YOU'. ART and PROTEST have a rich history.

Sike Lee's Oscar acceptance speech...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTo3XYm33WU&pbjreload=10
Trailer for Blackkklansman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFc6I0rgmgY
SPIKE LEE creates films that PROTEST and urge reform. I see Dickens in his work. Watch a few of his films. It will be time well spent.
Andrea Levy died on the 14th of Feb. She is an important British writer..here is a brief interview with her..Her book 'Small Island' is a MUST read for any Lit student:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EG9YNGzJHM
There is a wonderful documentary on the I-player....
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0bw9d69/imagine-2018-andrea-levy-her-island-story 
Jonathan Pie....SATIRE and PROTEST....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O2NsPioKBs 
Homeless...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIRht6O7sCQ&t=103s
Article from The Guardian linked to the 'homeless' epidemic in our country.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/22/at-least-320000-homeless-people-in-britain-says-shelter
The FOOD BANK scene form Ken Loach's I Daniel Blake..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_n7o30Ra60 
Channel Four interview with Loach and Tory MP Kwasi Kwarteng..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V7Iaycp5IU
The films of John Harris...Always worth a look..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNOgQMho6fE

POLLY STYRENE...IDENTITY....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v7_Iv_vGK4
On the very mainstream Top Of The Pops...Still remember my Dad saying ' What's this bloody rubbish..Do they get paid for this.?.' whilst I was hypnotised by the words and music. THIS USE OF ART TRANSFORMED MY VIEW OF THE WORLD. THERE WAS ANOTHER WAY!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmVhl5sFqaU
I saw both of these clips on TV when i was 13...it might be why i am a teacher!
Here's Joy Division on BBC 2 in 1979...Another big moment for a teenage boy from Hull.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD2SfQJOK08
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wrR71BaH98
The Slits...TYPICAL GIRLS...Another moment...Check those lyrics!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCk8tEOcwqU
Enjoy your George Ezra downloads!!

CAN ART CHANGE THE WORLD..??

OF COURSE IT CAN! Art can challenge and change human perception. If you can change consciousness and redirect the perception of a human being...YOU HAVE CHANGED THE WORLD!!
This is a blog entry that explores the idea that Literature and Art as social and political protest can be the catalyst for SOCIAL and POLITICAL CHANGE.
https://becuriouslit.blogspot.com/search?q=ART

This is a painting by Hitler...

In 2008 the CHAPMAN BROTHERS bought some of Hitler's paintings and added some interesting imagery...The first is titled..If Hitler had been a hippy how happy he would be....What do you think of this work? What was the aim of the brothers?

Below are examples of the art Hitler despised. Students might want to consider why dictators despise artists. WHY DID STALIN KILL POETS? What is it about ART that tyrannical leaders find so repulsive?
What does their reaction tell us about the power of Literature and Art?

This is a BBC article that explores the subject of Hitler's 'DEGENERATE' Art exhibitions.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24819441
Article from The Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/mar/13/degenerate-art-attack-modern-art-nazi-germany-review-neue-galerie

He was not a fan of the work below...WHY?

ALLEZ!

NELSON MANDELA....Animal Farm resource...

Which character does this GREAT MAN resemble in Orwell's novel? How can his experience be linked to the text?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgQBoXsxr8w

The women of Hull in 1968 fighting for the safety of their men....This links to Hull's TRIPLE TRAWLER TRAGEDY....A massive moment in the history of my city.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTN0vN_kKyM

OTHELLO ESSAY for Y12..final notes...

Today was the final session exploring possible content for the essay....

‘The conclusion to the play makes it impossible to view the character of Othello as anything other than a tragic hero.’

To what extent do you agree with this view?

STRUCTURE...

• Strong personal voice that allows the examiner to comprehend the nature of your critical argument.

• The MODELLING PARAGRAPH.

• The next paragraph needs to explore Othello's HAMARTIA and how this is, once more, a convention that Aristotle discussed in the POETICS. It could be argued that Shakespeare is shaping the character of Othello to be perceived as a tragic character. What is the flaw that is exploited by Iago? Is it Othello's inability to comprehend the complexity of human emotion due to 'the flinty and steel couch of war being his thrice-driven bed of down' ? Or is it the fact that his own humanity and insecurity is used against him? Remember that Iago states in his first soliloquy that 'the Moor is of a free and open nature, that thinks men honest that but seem to be so..' SO...is his decency and honesty his HAMARTIA? Why is this reading of the play so terrifying?

• THIS IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT PARAGRAPH IS THIS paragraph needs to state whether you view Othello as a tragic hero or a tragic victim. THE FOCUS MUST BE HIS FINAL SPEECH IN ACT5 SCENE2. After his ANAGNORISIS, does he display any personal enlightenment or self-knowledge? Or is he still an ignorant murdering ego-maniac? Is he an 'HONOURABLE MURDERER'? Does his belief that he must suffer eternal damnation make him a tragic hero?  Don't forget, we have discussed the idea that he rediscovers the heightened poetry of the tragic hero but fails to recapture his sense of personal dignity and authority. How should the audience view him as he kills himself 'to die upon a kiss'?  

• THE IAGO PARAGRAPH needs to explore the meaning being shaped by Shakespeare through this symbolic character. This is the paragraph that needs to explore how and why the audience may feel their own sense of  PITY and FEAR. IAGO is a crucial character for Shakespeare when framing the sense of pity and fear. Who do we pity? Desdemona? Othello? Iago? Emilia? What is it about the power of Iago that the audience might fear? ALVIN KERNAN describes Desdemona and Iago as 'the two moral poles of the play'. He explores their contrasting moral symbolism: 'Desdemona is a life force that strives for order, community, growth and light. Iago is an anti-life force that seeks anarchy, death and darkness.'  

• CONCLUSION.....I've talked enough about the conclusion. Move beyond a consideration of Aristotle. Arthur Miller?

HOMEWORK: I expect the essay to be handed to me on THURSDAY morning or sent to my email on WEDNESDAY NIGHT. I expect the essay, not counting the modelling paragraph, to be around 1200/1400 words. I am after a precise critical argument that demonstrates an excellent understanding of the play and considers the play within the context of the genre of tragedy.

I expect this essay to reflect the amount of time that we have spent discussing possible content. 

GOOD LUCK LIT FREAKS.

OTHELLO..links to Windrush and Hate crimes..

The WINDRUSH moment is a NATIONAL SCANDAL....
https://www.channel4.com/news/home-office-ignored-windrush-warnings-says-nao
Spike in Hate crimes...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45874265
Here is a link to ALL the Channel Four News reports linked to this NATIONAL DISGRACE:
https://www.channel4.com/news/the-windrush-generation-fighting-to-be-british

I think the play OTHELLO, and the fact that this play reflects the human consequence of hate and prejudice, is, unfortunately, incredibly relevant in 2018.

ALEC GILL'S PHOTOGRAPHY...Link to Tony Harrison..

I made this film last year to document the work of ALEC GILL. This HULL photographer captured the culture of Hull's fishing industry and documented the culture of the Hessle Road community. What does his work tell us about the significance of culture? How does his work compare with the aim of Tony Harrison's poetry? Are they both creating art for a similar audience? How do both represent working-class experience?
https://vimeo.com/241312070

MUSICAL REFERENCES IN V...

Herman Darewski's band....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY-fHnjbIdE
Alban Berg..The Lulu Suite...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=025dWp9OVYA