Introductory readings:

Geography through Film and Literature. (2003) Yale New Haven Teachers Institute. Volume 1.

1. What does the author see as the unique combination of geography and film studies?

2. How does the author define "glocal?"

3. What does "Hollywood hegemony" mean?

4. What does the author mean by the "reach and narcissism of American popular culture?"

5. How would the author define "world cinema?"

6. Which country produces the most films? Which country earns the most from their films?

7. In terms fo screen space and time, to what degree is Europe dominated by Hollywood? In France?

8. How is Jameson's definition of "cognitive map" different than that in common use?

9. Why is it important that we understand the network of cultures that surround the globe and the way in which they interact with the features of the earth?