Selma Film and American Popular Culture Essay There are 2 parts to this essay (8-10 total pages) Part 1: Choose a movie out of this list and answer the qu

Selma Film and American Popular Culture Essay There are 2 parts to this essay (8-10 total pages)

Part 1: Choose a movie out of this list and answer the question below: SELMA 2014, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON 2015, GET OUT 2017

2-3 Pages

WRITE AN ESSAY (2-3 PAGES) IN WHICH YOU EXPLAIN MY DECISION TO INCLUDE THE FILM YOU HAVE CHOSEN FROM THE LIST FOR THIS CLASS. HOW DOES THE FILM REFLECT THE INTER-RACIAL NATURE OF AMERICAN POPULAR CULTURE AND IN WHAT WAYS DOES IT EXPLORE THE ISSUES OF RACE, POWER, OPPRESSION AND/OR THE MEANING OF POPULAR CULTURE ITSELF TO SHAPE AMERICAN LIVES?

Part 2: TWO SEPERATE QUESTIONS (3-4 PAGES EACH)

1. WRITE AN ESSAY IN WHICH YOU EXPLORE THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON AMERICAN POPULAR CULTURE IN THE 20TH CENTURY. IT IS IMPORTANT TO INCLUDE A DISCUSSION OF THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN RACE AND TECHNOLOGY IN YOUR ESSAY

2. WRITE AN ESSAY IN WHICH YOU EXPLORE AND EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CROSS POLLINATION THAT TAKES PLACE BETWEEN AFRICAN AMERICANS AND JEWISH AMERICANS IN PRODUCING OUR POPULAR CULTURE. DESCRIBE THE NATURE OF THIS COLLABORATION AND THE WAY IT PLAYS OUT OVER TIME. IT MIGHT HELP YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT NORMAN MAILER’S VERY WEIRD ESSAY THE WHITE NEGRO.

PAPERS SHOULD BE DOUBLE-SPACED AND TYPED. CITATIONS SHOULD APPEAR IN PARENTHETICAL FORM: FOR EXAMPLE: (TAYLOR & AUSTEN, P. 29.)

IF YOU USE OUTSIDE SOURCES YOU WILL NEED A BIBLIOGRAPHY.

EACH EXAM ANSWER SHOULD HAVE A THESIS STATEMENT THAT IS NO LONGER THAN TWO SENTENCES PRINTED IN BOLDFACE. YOUR FILM PAPER DOES NOT NEED A THESIS STATEMENT. PLEASE RESTATE THE PROMPT AT THE TOP OF YOUR ANSWERS.