The assignment requirements are (You have watched two episodes of High on Hog. The filmmaker is taking you on a journey with Soul Food! In your response , choose 1 episode and tell me what you think about the what you viewed so far. How does the episode relate to what you have read in […]
For this assignment, you will describe, analyze, and evaluate one of the short videos in the New York Times’ Op-Doc section. Here is a link: https://www.nytimes.com/video/op-docsLinks to an external site. These are short, opinionated videos made by a variety of filmmakers to present unique points of view. Remember: YouTube has these videos for free–you don’t […]
Discussion Topic: Week 4 Discussion: Op-Doc ReviewWeek 4 Discussion: Op-Doc Review For this discussion assignment, watch these three op-docs. “A Danger on Rails” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JbvvE3x6hYLinks to an external site. “Who Speaks Wukchumni” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZEXipL6naYLinks to an external site. “China’s Web Junkies” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqctG3NnDa0Links to an external site. Choose one to discuss in your post. Answer the following questions […]
No direct plagiarism if outside sources are used please rewrite in own words. Outside sources aren’t required. How do the films create a portrait of one or more individuals? What do the films tell us about the relationship between the filmmaker and her subject? How does the filmmaker encourage us to care about the people […]
ASSIGNMENT In this week’s lecture, we have introduced a handful of filmmaking in the post-colonial spheres since 1970s. Analyze one film and/or a filmmaker that was introduced in the lecture in regard to the following common themes: Corruption following liberation Ethnic conflict Exploring the role of women in culture Does this film pay homage to […]
Relative to what was discussed in lecture where would you place Atman ? Do you see any similarities with this film and what was screened/discussed during lecture? For your second post this week, you can choose from the following: Introduce an experimental filmmaker that was not included in the lecture. Briefly introduce the filmmaker(s). For […]
THE CONTENT: These assignments are reaction papers, not plot summaries or research papers. Write what you have to say about the film, not what others have said, but know how the film was made The papers will be graded based on: a) Evidence that you are reading and viewing the course content, comparisons to other […]
(Un)veiled introduces the audience to ten Muslim women from various backgrounds who now live in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Their discussion about hijab, the headscarf, revolves around a lecture on the same topic that was banned last minute but delivered anyway. In a time when Islam and especially Muslim women are represented as monolithic and […]
Description Instructions The Research Essay Assignment: Write a formal analysis of the film The Notebook (2004). The analysis should be 850-1400 words, typed double spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, standard margins left, right, top, and bottom (the standards used for MLA format). This essay must be written to conform to the Modern Language Association […]
General Prompt: Read John Ford’s Young Mr. Lincoln (and our class discussion) against the texts we’ve explored in class (both the documents in Fehrenbacher and the essays and book chapters) up through week 4 in a 4-5 page essay (double spaced, 12 point, Times New Roman font, or something comparable). As we discussed in […]
