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Our final presentation!!!!

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- Henry

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good image for the opening of the powerpoint - henry

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good image for the opening of the powerpoint - henry

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Could be a useful image for the disability slide? - Henry

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Could be a useful image for the disability slide? - Henry

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hey. I'm with Renne (Ben) in The Business School. Where are you guys? I showed up at one, but couldn't see anyone

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hey. I'm with Renne (Ben) in The Business School. Where are you guys? I showed up at one, but couldn't see anyone

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- Renee

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Hey guys, this looks like a series of good discussions! Don't forget to go back to this page when it comes to writing your reflection - it provides a good overview of at least part of the group process.
I'm looking forward to seeing the presentation this afternoon.

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what should i have for breakfast ?

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GET INTO UNI TOMORROW AT 1PM - GM CAFE SO WE CAN PULL THIS PRESENTATION TOGETHER

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GET INTO UNI TOMORROW AT 1PM - GM CAFE SO WE CAN PULL THIS PRESENTATION TOGETHER

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- NICKY

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We have been working in the library today and have come up with some notes  on Sexuality in Avatar. I don't know if someone has the main PowerPoint and could add them to it?

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Renee (9/11/16)            Hi all, I've attempted to look at and break down some qoutations, using my notes from the seminar, to get an understanding of what Foucault was saying. I've chose these quotes as they fit in with Repressive Hypothesis and Scentia Sexualis. I'm not 100% if it will make sense to you as parts of it are still in note form. Hopefully we could find a way to fit the quotes in with the appropriate slides.    

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Renee (9/11/16)            Hi all, I've attempted to look at and break down some qoutations, using my notes from the seminar, to get an understanding of what Foucault was saying. I've chose these quotes as they fit in with Repressive Hypothesis and Scentia Sexualis. I'm not 100% if it will make sense to you as parts of it are still in note form. Hopefully we could find a way to fit the quotes in with the appropriate slides.    

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How's it going

Emailed Kate about my notes and got some good response and feedback so imma write up some more notes, I might be in the library in a few, just trying to get my boiler fixed today then I'm in work at 6, but I'll let you guys know!

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Hi everyone,
I think Kate's email to Ben has really helped to clear any confusion up. There's loads of really good ideas and posts on here however I think this page has become a little bit confusing as I'm finding it really difficult to read through everything. I think it's good to post any word documents/PowerPoint slides on so we can develop them but could we maybe make like a Facebook chat? I just thought it might be an easier way of communicating and organising to meet up and then still use this page to post our findings.

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Me and Nicky are meeting tomorrow at 2.30 outside Geoffrey Manton if anyone would like to come? We're probably going to go to the library because it would be less confusing than this

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Hey so I think this is obviously really confusing for everyone as the padlet wall is all over the place.
What is our plan so far, is that powerpoint that has the basic presentation structure, the structure we are going for?
I've planned my section, about the repressive theory, basically saying the stuff I said in my first post on here. Looking at the structure I would think it makes more sense for my section to be before the bit introducing avatar, as mine only lightly touches on avatar, where as I presume the following sections are going into this more.
I hope this is helpful.

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Ben and Hara 8/11/16

Please can all those who have yet to contribute decide what they want to do (Someone will have to do conclusion, which should summarise how it applies to Avatar and society generally )

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Ben and Hara and Henry 8/11/16

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To Everyone. Please Put a name and date to ANYTHING you post, otherwise it will be too chaotic (date isn't too important but posting without a name is UNFORGIVABLE!!!!! Ben and Hara (8/11/16. We have met to discuss plans etc). Also, EVERYONE must contribute. Apologies if this sounds preachy, but tough! 

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To Everyone. Please Put a name and date to ANYTHING you post, otherwise it will be too chaotic (date isn't too important but posting without a name is UNFORGIVABLE!!!!! Ben and Hara (8/11/16. We have met to discuss plans etc). Also, EVERYONE must contribute. Apologies if this sounds preachy, but tough! 

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I emailed Kate for guidance on what to do and this is the email I received back:

Hi ben

Yes, I had a good weekend thanks. I hope you did too.

The guidance you ask for is, I think, straightforward. Your task is to put together a brief presentation explaining one aspect of the theory you’ve been given to discuss (so, marx on false consciousness; Saussure on meaning,; Althusser on interpolation; Foucault on sexuality). So, part of the presentation should seek to explain this. The recommended method is to take a brief, but pertinent, quotation from the theorist that, for you, sums up the concept and discuss that. In other words, you’re not aiming to explain all of Saussure, Marx, Althusser or Foucault, just one small bit that you select as relevant to the topic you’ve been given. Having done that, the second part is to choose a scene or a brief bit of Avatar to comment on in terms of your explanation of the brief bit of theory. So, for example, you might choose something on normal sexuality from Foucault and a brief bit of a scene where, in this completely re-imagined planet, sex happens exactly the same way as it does on earth (heterosexual couples who enter into monogamy immediately). So, Foucault’s work becomes one way in which the conservative orthodoxy of the film can be read against it’s self stated project of blowing our minds.

Does that make sense?

Get back to me if not.

If you want assessment criteria to guide you – look at the ones we already have. The relevant criteria would be those on structure and argument.

All best

Kate

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to henry great!! So did u do the formal analysis or did u find anything more on the film we could add?

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to henry great!! So did u do the formal analysis or did u find anything more on the film we could add?

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hara

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Yeah Ben that sounds really good, the format is great. If you could add in the ideas we've all been talking about then that would be amazing.
Any ideas everyone for the activity we can give the class ?

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Hi all, did some notes, check em out, let me know if there's anything of use/if they're all shit -Henry

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Hi all, did some notes, check em out, let me know if there's anything of use/if they're all shit -Henry

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Date (8/11/16)

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Hara, that bit on confession is BRILLIANT! Definitely need to use that!!!

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Hara, that bit on confession is BRILLIANT! Definitely need to use that!!!

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-Henry

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To henry. I was just wondering of u saw my powerpoint and if u found my idea about avatar interesting or worth mentioning. I believe that If  we put that part with confession I made its gonna be definitely worth referring 

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To henry. I was just wondering of u saw my powerpoint and if u found my idea about avatar interesting or worth mentioning. I believe that If  we put that part with confession I made its gonna be definitely worth referring 

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Hara

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I'll start to do some formal analysis of Avatar tonight and get a list of notes from what I interpreted from the film in terms of repression & sexuality tonight and get it uploaded on here

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I'll start to do some formal analysis of Avatar tonight and get a list of notes from what I interpreted from the film in terms of repression & sexuality tonight and get it uploaded on here

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Henry

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alright ben I like the way you structured your powerpoint! so how r we going to combine everything? 

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alright ben I like the way you structured your powerpoint! so how r we going to combine everything? 

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Hi Guys, I've made a sort of structure for our presentation, trying to incorporate both ideas (repression and Scientia Sexualis) and then conclude with applying them to Avatar. I will add a btcalled 'activities' which will give the class something to do. I think we have some decent material between us for a good presentation.

I will group bits of individual research into one powerpoint, if people are happy with that?

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Benjamin here. I will post my ideas and findings tomorrow. My email is Benjamin.Cassidy@stu.mmu.ac.uk

I am also on facebook. Just search Benjamin Francis Cassidy. Is everyone able to meet before Thursday?
Please let me know on here or any other way.

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Okey repressive hypothesis is fine by me, but since i already worked on scientia sexualis, can we figure out a way to combine both? Cause since im erasmus i stayed here this week and i had the time to do some research on that.

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Okey repressive hypothesis is fine by me, but since i already worked on scientia sexualis, can we figure out a way to combine both? Cause since im erasmus i stayed here this week and i had the time to do some research on that.

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Hi im Renée, sorry I havent posted earlier Ive been away for the week. I think looking at repressive hypothesis would be a good idea too, because then we could discuss how even though its the idea that society repressed sexuality, Foucault argues that a lot of people were infact interested with sexuality e.g scientific experients

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Hi im Renée, sorry I havent posted earlier Ive been away for the week. I think looking at repressive hypothesis would be a good idea too, because then we could discuss how even though its the idea that society repressed sexuality, Foucault argues that a lot of people were infact interested with sexuality e.g scientific experients

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oh and i had already started working on that so i didnt put anything on repressive hypothisis but if u have notes and stuff we can definately put it!

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oh and i had already started working on that so i didnt put anything on repressive hypothisis but if u have notes and stuff we can definately put it!

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Hara

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i have more ideas that we can add if u like it <

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i have more ideas that we can add if u like it <

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so i this is what i've prepared... do u like it? do u agree with what im saying? we can add a lot of things i think or we can cut! i made a connection with avatar there and i think we can work on that. Let me know if you agree

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so i this is what i've prepared... do u like it? do u agree with what im saying? we can add a lot of things i think or we can cut! i made a connection with avatar there and i think we can work on that. Let me know if you agree

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hara

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Gonna watch Avatar through again tonight with my Foucault notes and see what connections i can make

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Gonna watch Avatar through again tonight with my Foucault notes and see what connections i can make

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-Henry

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yes of course i can send it to you! i will try to send it to you till tommorow!

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yes of course i can send it to you! i will try to send it to you till tommorow!

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Hi, I wont be able to meet in person as I'm not in Manchester this week.
I was thinking, we could do it about the repressive hypothesis, just cause I got loads written down for that in the seminar.
So basically focus around explaining it. Which it basically boils down to the idea of us thinking we're liberated with the body politics, cause weve moved away from repression, but that the same categories that we used to repress are still used in our freedom .
i thought we could use homosexuality as an example. So like in the 17th century, if someone had gay sex it would just be considered sex, then theres the repression when gay sex was banned, and now theres the supposed freedom, as we say 'gay sex is ok' but we still see it through that repressive category, ie 'gay' anyway.
I don't know, just thought that's an easy topic.
I don't know how to relate that back to avatar though really, so if someone could try do that and post it on here so we could all brainstorm or start to link it all together that would be great.

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Hi I'm Leah
Hara can you send me your plan so I can have a look at it and do some research. Then I can send you the notes I make to add to the presentation?

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great i will try analyse scientia sexualis and ars erotica.I have a made a plan in my head and i will try to make some points so that we can put them in powerpoint. And i think those with avatar!

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great i will try analyse scientia sexualis and ars erotica.I have a made a plan in my head and i will try to make some points so that we can put them in powerpoint. And i think those with avatar!

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-hara

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Anyone made any progress or decided what they wanna do? I'm more than happy to do any film analysis necessary (i'm an english/film student)

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Anyone made any progress or decided what they wanna do? I'm more than happy to do any film analysis necessary (i'm an english/film student)

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I'm Henry, and I'm going back home to Newcastle so definitely won't be available in person I'm afraid

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I'm Henry, and I'm going back home to Newcastle so definitely won't be available in person I'm afraid

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Willing to do whichever part of the presentation/speaking that's given to me!

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I have work commitments so I might not be as available in person

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I have work commitments so I might not be as available in person

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hello guys im hara and I don't know most of you in the group...do u want to meet up in the library some day and decide what to do with the group project?

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hello guys im hara and I don't know most of you in the group...do u want to meet up in the library some day and decide what to do with the group project?