Hey all,
For this last post, I wanted to share a few clips from the film “Coffee and Cigarettes.”
Honestly, I just love this movie and wanted to share these 3 scenes with everyone. But I do really like how Jarmusch approaches coffee and cigarettes as a kind of cross-cultural medium that brings people together, even if they don’t understand each other at all (as the case in the first clip). What other customs do we have that spread across cultures?
I also wanted to share this clip too, because out of all the scenes this one seems to hit closes to out discussions of literacy. What I like about this one is that Jarmusch is dealing with the idea of expected literacies; how Jack assumes that his knowledge over the Tesla Coil is much more sophisticated than Meg’s, however, in the end, he is the least literate in the room. The connection I am making here is a bit of a stretch. So, any ideas of expected literacies…any moments you assumed you were the literate one and found out that you were not, or vice versa? Or, just let me know what you guys think about these scenes. Feel free to try and make a connection with what we have studied in 21st century literacies.
And, on a sentimental note, it was a great semester and I have enjoyed having class with all of you. Good luck on your projects and I will see you tonight in Puppetland!