Papers should be double-spaced, 1” margins, Times New Roman. Use in-text citations e.g. (Rau 2007:196) and a bibliography (MLA, APA, Chicago Manual, etc.).
DUE: Tuesday 12/6 - Thesis, title, and bibliography
DUE: Tuesday 12/20 - Final paper (Final exam day)
Develop your thesis/argument with reference to the readings and at least 4 of the films and filmmakers discussed in parts II and III of the course (Mead & Bateson, Marshall, Rouch, Asch & Chagnon, Kildea & Leach, the MacDougalls, Apak Angilirq, and/or Masayesva (Flaherty is ok too)).
Your bibliography must contain at least 7 references. You are encouraged to find relevant sources in addition to the course readings (See the syllabus for sources). You must cite at least one reading from Loizos and Ruby.
There are many acceptable ways to organize this essay (e.g. I expect your theses/central arguments to focus on anything from technological to feminist concerns); but, consider the following:
· What are some of the key debates in documentary film and ethnographic representation?
· How did the filmmakers address ethical debates surrounding the representation of cultural Others?
· To what extent do the films succeed in goals such as: eliminating bias (and what kinds of bias), being inter-subjective, being objective, representing the “truth,” being non-exploitative, having equal power relations, representing ethnographic subjects as “co-eval,” and/or resisting the tendency to “essentialize” or “exoticize” their subjects?
· How did the historical context and other discourses (intellectual, artistic, popular culture, political, scientific, etc.) affect the production and interpretation of these films?
· How did the availability of technology and technological innovation impact representational practices and their circulation?
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