Assignment:
Film: The Future of Mud (2007). Susan Vogel
Link to video: https://youtu.be/2vkxju6aoZw
Link to reading:
https://emro.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3097
Instructions:
For your paper, answer the question: How do you think the 'future' is illustrated in the film, if at all?
To the question successfully, your paper must include a thesis statement (argument) and must utilize specific evidence from the film that supports your thesis.
Moreover, in your discussion, you might consider how the following are presented in the film:
- Generational and gender tensions
- Perspectives on masonry and the materials used in construction
- The presentation of exterior and interior spaces
- Perspectives about the city of Djenné
- Perspectives on the role of Islam
- The influence of tourism and issues of heritage
- The filmic techniques and strategies used to shape the narrative of the film
Papers should:
- Be 2 to 3 pages in length
- Be typed using Arial or Times New Roman
- Use 12 point font
- Have 1-inch margins
- Be double spaced
- Have pagination
- Use Chicago Manual Style footnotes if you cite the readings (no bibliography required)