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AMONG THE THUGS PROJECT In Among the Thugs, a Manchester United supporter tells Buford the following: “The violence,” he said. “We’ve all got it in us. It just needs a cause. It needs an acceptable way of coming out. And it doesn’t matter what it is. But something. It’s almost an excuse. But it’s got to come out. Everyone’s got it in them.” (116) Among the Thugs is not a book about football. It is a book about violence, human nature, and how those two elements relate to community. It is particularly about crowd violence, and the group dynamics involved. Bill Buford immerses himself into the English hooligan world to try to understand what drives young men to fight, maim, and kill each other with no understandable objective. Although mostly repulsed by the violence, Buford also writes the following passage: “I am attracted to the moment when consciousness ceases: the moments of survival, of animal intensity, of violence, when there is no multiplicity, no potential for different levels of thought: there is only one-the present in its absoluteness.” (205) For your project, consider the following questions:
Please demonstrate a thorough understanding of the book. The format of this project must a time based media: PowerPoint, iMovie, video, film or other mediums. You may appropriate existing images, but they must be altered in some manner. For example, you may edit the work heavily or distort it in some manner. Students will work in groups of 4, with a member from each section. Each student group will produce one video\slideshow for presentation to the combined sections. It must be 5 minutes or less. You must provide a copy of your project on a cd or dvd to John Bailly. You must also provide two descriptions. One must be an abstract that is no longer than 150 words. The other should be a more detailed explanation of the project. Both must be submitted in hardcopy and to http://www.turnitin.com/static/home.html.
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