{"id":19220,"date":"2023-05-09T22:53:54","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T22:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/select-a-film-or-an-episode-of-a-television-series-that-depicts-the-cultures-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-05-09T22:53:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T22:53:54","slug":"select-a-film-or-an-episode-of-a-television-series-that-depicts-the-cultures-of-india","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/select-a-film-or-an-episode-of-a-television-series-that-depicts-the-cultures-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Select a film or an episode of a television series that depicts the cultures of India."},"content":{"rendered":"<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; font-size: 16px; cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">Select<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">a film or an episode of a television series<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong>that depicts the cultures of India. The selection of media choice is flexible. You can pick a work of fiction or a documentary. You can also pick a film that is included as a part of the course or one that is not in the syllabus. For example, Big Day (wonderful depiction of Indian weddings), Bombay Talkies (2013), Indian Matchmaking (2020), The Lunchbox (2013), Queen (2014), Manto (2018), Special 26 (2013), No One Killed Jessica (2011), Ajji (2017), Bareilly ki Barfi (2017), Pad Man (2018) among others. These are just suggestions; if you want to incorporate any other film, feel free to do so.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">You should start the essay with<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">a brief outline or synopsis<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong>of the film or Introduce the main characters. A person who has not watched the media should be able to understand your points and analysis. Make sure the summary should not more than 1-2 paragraphs.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">Please focus more on analysis.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; font-size: 16px; cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">You can focus on one (or two) themes of the film tied to the cultures and society of India.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\"><em style=\"cursor: auto;\">At least one of these analysis topics must be religion, gender, marriage, caste, family relations<\/em><\/strong>,<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\"><em style=\"cursor: auto;\">dances, and Music.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">The most critical expectation of this assignment is to<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">analyze<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">the depiction of Indian characters<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>in the context of the readings covered<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">All sources (both from the syllabus and outside) need to be cited within the text and at the end of the essay<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>in an APA or CMS<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">A clear and concise synopsis<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong>that introduces and summarizes the selected film in 1-2 paragraphs (no more).<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">Clearly outlined topical perspective.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">Analysis of the selected movie:<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong>This is the core of the assignment, where you draw out your connections between the film-topic texts. You are expected to incorporate course texts to support your topical claims. Also, keep in mind that simply inserting a quotation is not enough. You need to show the reader<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">how<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>the selected texts support your understanding of the selected film through the chosen topical lenses.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">In-text Citation of 3-course readings from weeks 1-5:<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong>In-text citations can either be direct quotes and\/or paraphrases. We are not looking for a specific number of citations from the 3 texts but a close and critical incorporation of texts that support and extend the analysis.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">Selected Sources must be listed towards the end of the paper in APA or CMS format<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong>and do not count towards the 4\u20135-page count.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\"><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">A well-rounded conclusion &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Select&nbsp;a film or an episode of a television series&nbsp;that depicts the cultures of India. The selection of media choice is flexible. You can pick a work of fiction or a documentary. You can also pick a film that is included as a part of the course or one that is not in the syllabus. 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