Paper Assignment
Length: 5 to 7 pages.
Compare and contrast In either case, pick a central problem or theme both works address. To what extent do they share a vision of class conflict, Revolution, historical change, gender, or progress? Where do they part company? Your thesis must be the last sentence of your first paragraph and provide a clear, analytical claim about the relationship between the two works. Each topic sentence must build your case logically and refer back to your thesis. Pick a handful of quotes -- enough to support your claims but not so many as to crowd out your own voice -- to support your claims. Remember not to let quotes speak for themselves. Introduce them and then unpack them, in your own words. Do not consult outside sources.
Choose One Film.
Rainer Werner Fassbinder (dir.) The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979) - streaming on Criterion and here.
Gillo Pontecorvo (dir.) The Battle of Algiers (1966) - streaming on Criterion, Amazon, and here.
Florian Henckel von Bonnersmarck (dir.) The Lives of Others (2006) - available on Amazon and here.
Choose one
Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex (1949)
Judith Coffin, Sex, Love, and Letters: Writing Simone de Beauvoir
Timothy Garton Ash, The File (2010)
Frantz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth (1963)
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.