World News 2.3.16

• AUSTRALIA: American pro-rape blogger plans Australian tour (Sydney Morning Herald)
• GERMANY: Are Germans rethinking their liberal migrant policy? (CBS News)
• FRANCE: Amnesty Internationals says French civil liberties suffering under government crackdown on terrorism (Time)
• BRAZIL: Zika blamed for dip in tourism; raises concern for Olympics (Reuters)
• IRAN: Iranian ski resorts are ready for business (CNN)
• UNITED STATES: Safari Club International's Las Vegas convention to auction off 600 permits to hunt exotic animals (National Geographic)

Reflection 2: What's on Telly Tonight?—Televison Around the World

Just as American movies and music dominates the world, so, too, does our television. This is particularly true for our English-speaking cousins in the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. In fact, American shows, ranging from The Walking Dead to The Big Bang Theory have found huge audiences in those countries. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of their shows in the United States. The American preference for television produced in this country means that programs even from other English-speaking countries have a difficult time finding an audience here. It doesn't help that Americans are often confused by English accents, dialects, and idioms from other parts of the world. And while some non-American shows have achieved US success (e.g. Downton Abbey), most of the television from other English-speaking countries is largely unknown to American viewers. For this reflection, choose two shows from two different countries, then watch and write about them. In your analysis, examine the differences and similarities between our countries, such as tone, language, subject matter, and humor. Finally, consider if the shows you watched have any potential for mainstream success in America. Why or why not?

Note: Broadcasting standards in these countries are different than those in the United States, so you may find more profanity, violence, even nudity, in these shows.

Australia:

• Glitch (S01E01, 2015, ABC) [YouTube]
• Please Like Me (S01E01, 2013, ABC2) [YouTube]
• Project Runway: Australia (S01E01, Arena, 2008) [YouTube]
• Puberty Blues (S01E01, 2012, Network Ten) [YouTube]
• Utopia (AKA Dreamland) (S01E01, 2014, ABC) [Netflix]

Canada:

• Bomb Girls (S01E01, Global, 2012) [Netflix]
• Degrassi: Next Class (S01E01, Family Channel, 2016) [Netflix]
• Lost Girl (S01E01, Showcase, 2010) [Netflix]
• Mr. D (S03E07, CBC, 2012) [YouTube]
• Project Runway: Canada (S01E01, 2007, Global) [YouTube; multi-part]
  

New Zealand:

• The Almighty Johnsons (S01E01, TV3, 2011) [Netflix]
• New Zealand's Next Top Model (S02E07, TV3, 2009) [YouTube; multi-part]
• Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby (S01E01, 2005, TVNZ) [YouTube]
• Short Poppies (S01E01, TVNZ, 2014) [Netflix] 
• The Blue Rose (S01E01, TV3, 2013) [YouTube]

United Kingdom: 

• Broadchurch (S01E01, ITV, 2013) [Netflix]
• Fresh Meat (S01E01, Channel 4, 2011) [Netflix]
  
• The Inbetweeners (S01E01, E4, 2008) [Netflix]
• Miranda (S04E01, BBC Two, 2009) [YouTube]
• Skins (S01E01, E4, 2007) [YouTube]

Requirements:

• MLA Style
• 1.5 pages in length

Due: Th 2.11

Week 2: India

Skandagiri, Karnataka

Week 2: India
Tu 2.2/Th 2.4
Read: FOREVERS—Part 1: Undercitizens
Class: Introductions; Activity—"World Map Quiz;" Lecture—“Writing as a Process”
Due: REFLECTION 1

Upcoming:

Week 3: Mexico
Tu 2.9/Th 2.11
Class: DIAGNOSTIC ESSAY; Lecture—“A Multimedia Presentation How-to”
Due: REFLECTION 02