Topic : Wadjda
Watch the video and then answer the following questions in one page.
Each question should be in a saperate paragraph.
Video Link: http://www.letmewatchthis.gop/external.php?gd=1891147252&title=Wadjda&url=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ub3d2aWRlby5ldS92aWRlby83NDRjMDFkZmIxOWE5&domain=bm93dmlkZW8uZXU=&loggedin=0
Guid questions:
How does the film represent the (or ‘a specifically’) Islamic identity of Saudi society? Is Saudi society modern or traditional? Or both at the same time?
How do you describe the role/status/place/identity of women in Saudi society in comparison to that of men? Are women and men complementary? Is Saudi society patriarchal?
How does Saudi society maintain boundaries between men and women? What are ways to maintain these boundaries and who is responsible for maintaining it? Are women coerced to adhere to these boundaries? Does the film subvert in any way these boundaries? If so, how?
Is the film critical of Saudi society’s gender segregation? Is the film critical of the Saudi State?
How does the film represent the family of Wadjda? How does the possibility of the father taking a second wife affect the family? How is marriage represented in the film?
How do you describe the religiosity of the mother of Wadjda? Does Wadjda question the religion of her mother?
What is the content and the goal of the moral/religious education girls like Wadjda receive in school? What actions are considered prohibited and what reasons are given for these prohibitions?
