Theory Paper
Paper Length: 4-5 Pages Paper
For the theory paper, you have two of the following options. For either of the options, you have to choose a theory that can be applied to analyze or illuminate the ideas that are present in the medium you are focusing on. The theories can be examples of but are not limited to, feminist theory, post-colonial theory, cultural theory, queer theory, and critical race theory. You can use the Brooklyn College database to search for different critical theory approaches that are related to your paper. We have also focused on a few during class and there are texts that are on Blackboard. If you find that those texts do not apply to your paper, you can use any other approach to form your analysis.
Option One: Focus on a film that tackles the ideas and concepts that we have been discussing in our class. Some examples that you can focus on are hybrid identities and relationships between the diaspora and the homeland, gendered oppression, patriarchal powers, intergenerational trauma, state subjugation, death and disposability of human life, etc. The film can also be connected to the basic tenets of the course and related to the course description: “A thematic approach to literature. The themes to be chosen range from the global to the local, from the abstract to the concrete. Focus on fostering connections with other disciplines in a manner that enhances students’ understanding of the diverse strands that make up communities, traditions, and values.”
Examples of movies: Mississippi Masala, Bend it Like Beckham, Parasite, Residue, The Namesake, Get Out, Moonlight
Option Two: You can use a critical approach or a theory that applies to the analysis of one of the novels that we have read for class. This option focuses on situating the novel from class in a deeper discourse to allow you to conjoin your ideas to a larger field of literature. The theories that you can focus on vary from post-colonialism, eco-criticism, feminist theory, Marxist, gender, or any other approach that enhances the readership of the novel. You will be combining a framework that can enhance the concepts of the novel to a larger scholarly conversation. You will be discussing a concept that is present in the novel and relates to the theoretical framework that you find through your research.
For both options, you will be choosing one peer-reviewed text that uses a theory of your choosing and is applied to the analysis of the novel or film.
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