Room 243
A Short Summer Session with
Peace Corps USA volunteer Jason McKrola
Overview
We will watch a variety of classic American Television programs and discuss topics such as theme, plot, and characters. Discussion topics will include: society, political freedom, corruption, ethics, and human relationships including the role of race and gender.
Schedule
Week 1
? Original American Sci-Fi TV series “Star Trek”
? “2001, A Space Odyssey,” 1968 by Stanley Kubrick
Week 2
? “Alien” 1979, by Ridley Scott
? “Solaris,” the 2002 American re-make of the classic 1972 sci-fi by Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky.
Week 3 - A less serious topic - films from the American Coen Brothers:
? “Raising Arizona” 1987
? “The Big Lebowski” 1998
