**1. The Fred Ott Principle, continued** • The myth of technological determinism, A paradox: capitalism and the movies **2. The Great Train Robbery (1903)** **3. The Lonedale Operator (1911)** **4. Buster Keaton** • Acrobat / actor, Technician / director, Metaphysician / artist **5. The multiplicity principle: entertainment vs. art** **6. The General (1927)** • "A culminating text", Structure, The Keaton hero: steadfast, muddling Required films: Griffith , D.W. [[http://www.youtube.com/watchv=YMqGbEEP528&feature=related|A Beast at Bay]] (view film) Keaton, Buster. [[http://www.archive.org/details/OneWeek|One Week]] (view film) Keaton, Buster. [[http://www.archive.org/details/Cops|Cops]] (view film) Keaton, Buster. [[http://www.archive.org/details/TheGeneral|The General]] (view film)

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