Because we didn't get a chance to talk about the discussion questions during class today, I thought it was an interesting comparison between the music played in the United States and in Germany during World War II. I've taken a Holocaust History class and we were shown the propaganda films. Obviously, if they were shown in the United States, they wouldn't have the same effect. It didn't seem like either of them represented a fair view because they were so one sided and the same is probably true with films shown in the U.S. and this goes along with the first question of the OWI guidelines "Will this picture help win the war?" If they are showing biased films, it is going to be more effective.
I'm glad Bebop was mentioned in the presentations today because I have frequently heard this term and I had no idea what it was. I figured it was a type of dance or something referring to Betty Boop, I had no idea it was music.
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I'm glad you brought this up Jessica-I'm sorry we ran out of time for your groups to discuss your answers! Interesting points about the use of films as propaganda.
ReplyDeleteBebop is such a crazy (in a good way) genre-it is a sub-genre of jazz, and is characterized most by its improvisation. Major beboppers are Thelonius Monk, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, etc. I'm hoping we have time to discuss it but we might not be able to!