Giving the Left Somewhere to Go

Autor/in	Nelson, Michael
Titel	Giving the Left Somewhere to Go
Quelle	In: Chronicle of Higher Education, 53 (2007) 21, (1 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-5982
Schlagwörter	Films; Political Candidates; Activism; Documentaries; Political Campaigns; United States History; Political Attitudes; Citizenship Responsibility; Citizen Participation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Film; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Documentary film; Documentary films; Dokumentarfilm; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung
Abstract	This article talks about a new film entitled "An Unreasonable Man" that features the political activist Ralph Nader. The film rightly claims to be a documentary, but as the title hints, it's also a suspense movie. The film's first sequence briefly recounts Nader's much-maligned independent campaign for president in 2004. Although it shows him defending his candidacy as a principled liberal's attempt to make the two major parties "pay attention to the needs of the American people," the opening consists mostly of sound bites by liberal critics lambasting Nader for running. In contrast, An Unreasonable Man's second sequence is an entirely positive flashback to Nader's 1966 David-and-Goliath confrontation with General Motors over automobile safety. In addition, the film shows Nader was a lone wolf personally, but not politically. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10