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ANALYSIS  DUE ON SATURDAY, October 26th

Please create a blog post​ on our shared Wordpress page to help you critically analyze ​a movie or tv show of your choice​ through the lens of race, class, gender, sexuality, and/or intersectionality. Here are some guidelines for creating your post:

● Your blog post should be ​at least 1,000 words (about 2 pages single-spaced). ● You will need to ​include 3 references/citations​ in your post, one of them being

the movie or show you are analyzing -- feel free to cite any readings and/or videos

we have used in class so far; you might also want to do your own research, in which

case you might want to review ​the Research Guide for the Popular Culture Cluster​ on the PSU Library website. You are welcome to use ​any citation style​ as long as you are consistent with your choice (for instance, if you choose MLA, stick with MLA

throughout your post). ○ Include in-text citations and a list of references/bibliography at the

bottom of your post (​don't forget to cite the film you chose!​) ● You might want to enliven your post by making it a multimedia experience and

embedding one or more types of media such as images, film clips, photos, and links

to other relevant websites.

● Last but not least, please ​"sign" your post by adding your name at the bottom -- this help us to keep track of who's submitting what (the Wordpress usernames can

be tricky to figure out!).

Assignment Description

1. Before starting your 2nd blog post, please revisit your 1st blog post and address the

questions posed by Felipe in his response to your first piece of writing. You should

have received feedback from him by Friday, October 26th.

2. Choose a film or tv show that you are interested in. You may want to use Netflix,

Hulu, or any other streaming service you might have access to. As a PSU student,

you have access to Kanopy (​https://psu.kanopy.com​), a media streaming service that provides you with access to a range of films and documentaries.

3. In (at least) 2 ​single-spaced​ pages​, critically analyze your chosen film/tv show/media using an appropriate critical race, class, gender, sexuality, and/or

intersectional perspective/s.

4. I am not interested in a thumbs up/thumbs down review, but rather a critical

deconstruction of the text using one of the theoretical perspectives we have engaged

in class. The questions on the Media Literacy Core Concepts handout might help you

to get started and frame your analysis. ​Please strive to incorporate the other concepts, theories, and tools we have examined in class thus far

(subjectivity, ideology, power, culture, culture tree, hegemony, cultural

hegemony, encoding/decoding, public pedagogy, etc).

5. Start with basic information about the film in the following format:

(Insert movie/show title here and year of release; add episode # and/or

title if you choose a TV show)

Example: Caddyshack 1980

(Insert director(s)/producer(s) name(s) here)

Example: Dir. Harold Ramis

Starring __________ (if applicable)

Example: Starring Bill Murray, Rodney Dangerfield, Chevy Chase

6. Then a brief 1 or 2 sentence description of the film.

Example: Comedy centered on the social life of caddies at the Bushwood Country

Club golf course. Class conflict from the clash of new and old money cultures results

in bountiful zany antics.

7. With the description out of the way, identify and describe the critical perspective you

are using. Then start in with your critical analysis​.

Assessment Rubric (remember that you will be assessing yourself!)

Competence (3-4) Emerging (2) Insufficient Attempt

(0-1)

Appropriate

Use of Critical

Perspective

Chose the most

appropriate lens for

the text at hand.

Applied thoroughly

and accurately.

Chose a workable lens

for the text at hand.

Sufficiently thorough

and accurate

application.

Did not choose an

appropriate lens or

applied insufficiently.

Analysis Makes an

appropriate,

thorough, and

convincing argument.

Makes an acceptable

argument that may not

be completely

appropriate, thorough,

or convincing.

Does not make a clear

argument.

Organization Well organized at the

paper, paragraph,

and sentence level.

Logically organized but

uneven at either the

paper, paragraph, or

sentence level.

Not logically

organized.

Details/Evide

nce

Provides enough

details and evidence

to fully support

analysis.

Provides good evidence

but may be lacking in

detail.

Does not provide

enough details or

evidence.

Format,

Mechanics,

Grammar

Properly formatted

and virtually error

free.

Some mistakes in

formatting OR a few

mechanical or

grammar errors.

Errors distract from

content of the paper.