Notes Week 2

September 18, 2012

1. Make up a list of dream projects
   1. Gabriela : Organize an international exchange between Latin America and France
      1. Who would be concerned by this exchange ? Artists, dancers, musicians, writers, novelists, play = playwright,
      2. Where and how will you find the network ? Do you already have friends in the field of arts. Brazil. I'm going to create a cultural association to carry out my project.
      3. What's the equivalent of the Association 1901 in US culture ? « non-profit association » 503 association / not for profit association (UK)
      4. Will there be a « head office » in Mexico / Latin America or will is be a virtual structure.

2. Vocabulary
   1. we need to warm up
   2. hold up
   3. suburb is not the same thing as « banlieue » = ghetto = project
3. My Weekly Discoveries : MWD Charles La Via
   1. WMD : Weapons of Massive Destruction : George W. Bush
      1. What do you mean that there are no vegetables in the school cafeteria ? Of course there is, there's ketchup !
   2. Gregory Jullig  Grade = A: I'm from Brittany « It's wrong » 'That's not true,
   3. What are the bad/tough parts of town ?
   4. My weekly discovery : New law adopted in NY City. Mayor : forbid the sale of super-size drinks {liter,
      1. It will be effective
      2. vocab ; supermarket, grocery store, many people are opposed to this law, scarf, nevertheless, nonetheless, obesity, people are obese, the most important problem
      3. this law is good for America, so why don't New Yorkers agree ? What are the issues ?
         1. It's a habit so people don't want to change their habits.
         2. People don't want to be told what they have to do.
      4. People live on credit in the USA
4. Marine : MWD a cult movie « Pulp Fiction » « Fear and loathing LV » « Tomy » « Baraka » a non-verbal film
   1. We toured the world : he went around the world before making this movie, He went on a tour around the world
   2. diffuser : to distribute, screen
   3. What is the best way to download a movie ?
      1. A monthly subscription, a phone plan
      2. the producer, the filmmaker
      3. you don't earn what you deserve : « to earn a living »
   4. Travelling :
      1. Where have you travelled
      2. What countries have you gone to ?
      3. Which country do you prefer ? Why ?
      4. How many languages do you speak ?
      5. Where would you go if you could ?
      6. Did you go anywhere this summer ? Oh, really, what was it like there...
      7. What did you like in x country ?
      8. How was your trip ?
      9. What do people eat there ?
      10. How many friends do you have in foreign countries ?

TUC backs 'general strike'

Vocab : We have to tighten our belts.

Budget restrictions

Austerity measures

spending cuts

1. Make up a list of dream projects
   1. Carline + Elise : export 'Arts at home' an IUP-based association / project
      1. Show art in people's apartments/house
      2. export this to a foreing country and create a partnership with a student association
      3. Where are you thinking of exporting it to ?
   2. Ségolène + Antonin : export the cinema-club to an English speaking university, exchange by speaking about movies...
      1. Organize a two-city festival at the same time, make up the program together
      2. Try to organize some form of exchange over the internet : bi-lingual reviews or review in French and English...
      3. Focus on a few filmmakers and write a file about them
2. My Weekly Discovery Projects : Ségolène
   1. vocab
      1. It was a very emotional experience.
   2. A movie about an exhibition at the MOMA in New York
   3. Marina Abramovic (performance artist)
   4. body mutilation...
      1. What do you think about this kind of art ?
   5. The visitors can sit as long as they want.
   6. Can you see the movie again? Can you « re-watch » the movie ?
   7. David Antin : performance poet
   8. Elise ninv : no internet, no video
      1. Fashion designer Peter Pilloto : highlight of 'fashion week' in London,
      2. weird : What's weird about the clothes he makes.
      3. The fabric is strange
      4. His work is a reflection of our society. The crisis, people are sad...
      5. American pastries :
         1. jelly donuts
         2. jello
         3. muffins
         4. pancakes
         5. cheesecake
         6. cupcakes
         7. carrot cake
         8. banana bread
         9. cinamon rolls
         10. bland