Final Paper/Due on Feb 10th

FINAL PAPER for ASIAN CINEMA BEFORE 1945 (ACH)

DEADLINE: Feb 10^th, the Whole Day

Write a 2000-word essay (typed, double-spaced, 12-point font, and 1” margins all around; refer to Chicago Manual of Style (http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html)

SUBMISSION: Please submit the essay to the lecturer’s email address maran@nagoya-u.jp with the subject “Final Paper ACH”. The Word file should contain “ACH” + the student’s name in its file name (because it would make it easier to categorize your submissions). I’d send out confirmation email once your assignment is received. Late submission is not accepted unless emergency happens.

Format

Include the following information at the top of each assignment:

Your Name Course Title Submission Date Final Paper Title of the article

What to Write on?

In your final paper, one of the films you are writing about should be from the films listed on the syllabus; at least two references should be from our syllabus readings.

It would be great if you could approach both the film texts and their socio-historical contexts. We want to read a piece of critical writing, so it is less desirable if you only submit a summary of story plot and ‘me thinks’; and maybe you want to look deeper into certain arguments in the references, and push further the discursive analysis.

It is important to choose a specific topic to work on; no need to cover a whole historical period, and/or all the films by one filmmaker—possible topics include but are not limited to:

film auteur in relation to a national cinema/film movement/style and the mode of expression/ideological trends/discourse on gender and sexuality/colonialism

You are encouraged to extend some of your ideas attempted in your Reading Journals. It is also possible if you want to further explore ideas presented in your GROUP PRESENTAIONS. Talk to Ma Ran if the latter is the case.

Remember: you are always welcome to quote extra sources, but pay attention not to conduct plagiarism. Quote systematically could avoid plagiarizing “by mistake/out of ignorance”.

Note on Plagiarism:

Plagiarism: A writer who presents the ideas of words of another as if they were

the writer’s own (that is, without proper citation) commits plagiarism.

Plagiarism is not tolerable in this course or at Nagoya University. You should avoid

making quotes or drawing on figures from nowhere—you must provide sources of

reference for quotation and/or citations you use in the paper. This applies to images

and media clips as well. Failure to observe this would risk being charged of plagiarism.

[All assignments/papers will be checked with professional software]