Instruction
Using any of one of the films (longer films) and three readings from the Unit 1, (Required or Optional - both can be used) write an essay that examines how specific aspects of the film (discussed through the lens of the texts) intersect with course themes, including but not limited to, immigration, migration, gender, refugeeism, sexuality, class, race, otherness, ethnicity, nationality and other structures of identity. The readings provide a theoretical context for your analysis of the film. In your analysis you may consider social, political, cultural, historical, technological, environmental and/or economical contexts to enable a deeper discussion on the film as a cultural text. Also consider, if there a way of relating the local or national context of the film to the global or vice versa? A personal voice and style is encouraged as long, but remember to balance your opinions with justified statements, and ground your argument in theory.