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UE 44 Savoirs Appliqués

GUN CULTURE Gun control controversy and artistic representations

PART ONE

https://www.artspace.com

Where does gun culture originate from and what is at stake knowing that it is part of the US’s culture?

  1. What is gun culture?
  2. Gun control and opposition
  3. Gun culture representation in art and consequences

What is gun culture?

The term “gun culture” appeared in Richard Hofstadter’s article "America as a Gun Culture," published in 1970.

It comes from hundreds of years of war with the Indians and between European’s settlers.

The second amendment to the constitution states: "A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed" (1791)*

Gun culture is a controversial feature of the United States.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_culture_in_the_United_States

*Ratification of Amendments to the Constitution. (s. d.). Constitution.congress.gov.

Gun control and opposition

Only Guatemala, Mexico and the USA recognize the right to bear arms.

Some of the conditions to purchase and bear a firearm are:To have a clean criminal record To be declared mentally sane To be a citizen of the country

In some American states, no permit is necessary to purchase a gun.

According to the 2nd amendment, it is an inalienable right.

NRA (National Rifle Association) 1871.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/democracychronicles/15424862028

Gun control and opposition

Since the 1960s a great number of mass shootings occured.

Shotings happen in public spaces such as schools, concerts, malls ..

Mass shootings can have racial motives.

Shooters are rarely able to explain their actions.

https://www.artspace.com

Gun culture representation in art and consequences

Gun violence is present in many forms of art: -Books -Movies -Sculptures -Photographs But also in the press. It is very accessible for the young generation.

Weapons appear as the mean to get power.

All that culture normalizes violence.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/editor/19175977349

PART TWO

Cycle terminal, niveau visé B1

Axe art et pouvoir , thème "Gun culture in the USA"

Le thème "gun culture" est un incontournable de la culture américaine. Cette séquence aborde ce thème à travers les représentations artistiques et l'histoire.

Tâche finale: EOC / EOI Création de podcast dans le cadre d'un projet webradio. (TF en groupe de 3 élèves) Le thème est « Gun Culture in America : representation through art ». Les élèves devront: Ecrire un script et apprendre à le mettre en voix. S’enregistrer grâce aux MP4. Monter le podcast en insérant une musique d’introduction avec Audacity.

Patchwork de unes des médias: Obstacles: Nombre d'éléments élevé, les photos ne traduisent pas le thème, Facilitateurs: Vocabulaire de l'horreur (chaos, monster, die, horror, darkest, night, killer, massacre) , forme journalistique reconnaissable

POCE

Podcast: Gun Culture Radio, CNN 2 steps 0:16 intro / 2:35 subject Obstacles: Débit , accent, nombre d'orateurs, éléments culturels. Facilitateurs: Le format radio est reconnaissable , le vocabulaire convient globalement au niveau B1.

CO PO

Film documentaire: "Bowling for Columbine" (Michael Moore, 2002) 0:59 à 1:42 / 3.30 / 3:56 (en totalité 6:58 mins) Obstacles: Accents divers, suivre image et son, comprendre le ton ironique du narrateur. Facilitateurs: Vocabulaire déjà vu auparavant dans l'anticipation, l'image illustre bien ce qui est dit, le thème est évident.

CO PO

Annexe

https://www.artspace.com/magazine/interviews_features/in_brief/7-artworks-taking-a-stance-on-gun-violence-55128

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-020-0520-6#:~:text=The%20term%20%E2%80%9Cgun%20culture%E2%80%9D%20was,%E2%80%9D%20(Hofstadter%2C%201970).

https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-2/

Supports

Newspaper cover: https://undark.org/2018/03/08/media-coverage-of-mass-shootings-misses-the-mark-for-decades/

"Bowling for columbine" , Michael Moore (2002) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDl-atwBzf0&ab_channel=RebeldeMule

Gun Culture Radio GCR #20 school shootings, conspiracy theory, and anti gun racism http://tun.in/tiwHxR