FINALTAKE-HOMEEXAMQUESTIONS INSTRUCTIONS Writethreeseparateshortessays(650-750wordseachessay,approximately2.5-3pages each),answeringthefollowingquestions.PleasedoNOTsimplyrepeattheargumentpresentedinclass;trytofindanoriginalangleorapproachthatwilltakeyoubeyondclasslectures. ItisdueonApril17,2015. ***NoteonUsingTheoreticalSources:theessaysyouchooseneednotbetheonesthatwereassignedonthesyllabusthesamedayasthefilmwasscreened.Inotherwords,you mayfindreadingsfromotherweekshelpfulinmakingyourargument,sodon’tbereluctanttocreatenew,potentiallyilluminatingpairings.Makesuretoprovideproper citations(i.e.includingpagenumbers)intheMLAorChicagostyle. QUESTIONS Please follow the instructions carefully and answer the following questions thoughtfully Q1.Chooseonefilmwehavewatchedinitsentiretythissemester,andanalyzetherelationshipbetweenitsaestheticsandpolitics.Inansweringthisquestion,makesuretospecifythepolitics(e.g.genderpolitics,sexuality,theliberationoftheThirdWorld, neocolonialism,nation-building,censorship,etc.)youdecidetofocusinthefilm. How doestheformandstyleofthefilmreflect,amplify,complicate,orundermineitspolitics?Bespecificabouthowparticulartechniques(i.e.camerawork,editing,aspectsofthemise-en-scène,sound,etc.)createeffectsthatenhanceorchallengetheostensiblepoliticalmeaningofthefilm. Inyouressay,youshouldmeaningfullyincorporatetheideasofoneortwotheoreticalorcriticalsourcesfromthecoursepackinorderto bolsteryourargument.Howdotheideasofyourchosencritics,theoristsorhistorians illuminatethetensionbetweenaestheticsandpoliticsthatyoufocusoninyourfilmicinterpretation?Asthisisnotaresearchpaper,wedonotexpectyoutoresearchyourfilmbeyondthesesources.Nonetheless,youmustproperlyciteallofyoursources,including films. Resources: Film: Raise the Red Lantern(ZhangYimou, 1991, China, 125min) Related politics: Gender politics, Patriarchate, sexuality Film link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWtAK_YCrTw Reading Lists for critical resources for answering the questions … Read more