forty-point questions that require at least several paragraphs to be adequately answered: How does Blue Gate Crossing participate in the conventions of the wenyi-pian genre, as described in the Carmen reading, Chinese Melodrama. The Wenyi Genre? Pick two titles from our screening list and describe how the filmmakers choice of …
Description: Write a 2 page description, formal analysis, and interpretation of one work of art from a local museum. Please visit an art museum,not a children’s, history, or other museum.You MUST follow your How to Write a Critique format. You are writing in an informal manner and are discussing/describing the …
Using the readings and theories discussed in class (e.g., blues-aesthetic, Pan-Africanism, oppositional gaze, redemptive softness, etc.) write a 4 pages/1,000-1,200 words critical essay analyzing one film by a black women from the class filmography. Must include bibliography. Must use MLA format. 50 points Filmography list Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (Van …
I mentioned in Tuesday’s lecture that the double-consciousness of which Du Bois speaks is very much an internal conundrum defined by how black people see themselves and how they feel they are seen by white society. In 250-300 words describe how Charlie Banks wishes to see himself in Bless Their …
share some of our impressions of Illuminated Manuscripts as mentioned in Chapter 11 1. Discuss themes and subjects used for the paintings in early Medieval Gospel books by comparing two specific examples from different parts of Europe. 2. Choose two specific examples of Illuminated Manuscripts from different parts of Europe …
Does the development of digital media technologies follow fiction or does fiction follow technological fact? Your answer is probably going to entail tracing out a tangle of influences going back and forth from fiction to fact and fact to fiction. Consider, as you write, if the people behind the fictional …
Students should identify a minimum of 5 sources which will be used for the creation of their final project on a contemporary American dramatist at the end of the semester. Please refer to #9 in the syllabus under Assignments and Responsibilities for more information. Each source is worth a maximum …
Week 4 literature – Write 1 Paragraph about something you read from the following excerpts. These are relatively short reads and not too heavy on the theoretical stuff. This weeks literature is centered movements from the late 1980s and early 1990s. Week 4 film – Write 1 Paragraph about something …
The website should include the following: 1. A summary of the chosen culture including a short history. 2. A brief explanation of some beliefs and traditions of the culture. 3. Description of the instruments used in that cultures music. 4. Explanation of the key attributes of …
American jazz served as the foundation for rock and roll music. American jazz is explored in the discussion this week. Select one jazz composer that is not covered in the course text. (These are some in the text: Scott Joplin, Sippie Wallace, Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Louis Armstrong, and Jelly …
