Notes
1 Michael M.J. Fischer, Mute Dreams, Blind Owls, and Dispersed Knowledges;
Persian Poesis in the Transnational Circuitry. (London: Duke University Press,
2004), p.227.
2 Fischer, Mute Dreams, p.24.
3 Fischer, Mute Dreams, p.17.
4 Fischer, Mute Dreams, p. 21.
5 Shonini Chaudhuri and Howard Finn, "The Open Image: Poetic Realism and the New
Iranian Cinema." Screen. 44:1 Spring 2003. p. 51.
6 Forughfarrokhzad.org
7 Before or after viewing the films from West Africa, I would suggest playing some West African music for the students. Putumayo World Music has a very good compilation of Malian music that includes three songs thematically related to the two films in this unit: "Maninda," the first track, is about a story-teller who roams from town to town telling his tales, and "Koulandian," the sixth track is a song dedicated to hunters. These two work well with Keita. "Amassakoul 'n' Tenere," the fourth track, is a song about desert people who herd camels and goats, a good fit for Wend Kuuni
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