Begin discussion of the Clansman; lecture on Dixon's background, historical context of the intensificaton of racism in the United States during Dixon's life. View excerpts from Birth of a Nation.
FOR NEXT WEEK:
Be sure to have all of the Clansman read; be prepared to discuss the differences, similarities with the movie and to have read:
Jeffrey B. Martin: "Film out of Theatre: D. W. Giffith, Birth of A Nation and the Melodrama The Clansman" from Literature/Film Quarterly, Vol. 18, 1990, no. 2, pp. 87-95.