Film: Titanic
For this paper you will take an outside film approved by your instructor and analyze it according to ONE lens (race, class, gender OR sexual orientation), using a minimum of three anthology articles to support your claims.
This paper is critically important to fulfilling many of your student credits (“Y” credit, Gordon Rule credit, 3000/4000-level course credit) required for graduation.
Failure to submit your paper has severe consequences. This paper is the basis for earning the “Y” credit and Gordon Rule credit. Without this assignment, you cannot earn these credits, regardless of any other work completed for the class. To receive credit, the paper must earn at least a C-.
Your paper will be primarily graded on three criteria: 1) the clarity and conciseness of your writing; 2) proper use of the sources in your paper; and, 3) the ability to identify an issue of race, class, gender and/or sexuality presented in the film and synthesize the arguments as appropriate to the topic of your paper.
More information may be found on the following pages. Please read them carefully. The Grading Rubric explains the criteria for grading your paper and provides a check list. The Assignment explains the purpose and mechanics of the paper assignment.
In addition, please adhere to the following formatting:
Papers must be at least 1,500 words
The word limit does not include Works Cited page, footnotes, endnotes or header
Provide citations for anything you cite (Chicago or MLA style)
Do not use any sources that are not in your Anthology or the Belton textbook
No internet sources are allowed
Papers will be typed, double-spaced, in a 12-point font, and have 1 inch margins
Write only in present tense.
Double space your paper.
Use character names when discussing character actions and actor names to discuss actor actions (Johnny Depp acts well, Captain Jack Sparrow seems crazy to all who view him.)
Always cite author ideas as well as quotations.
ALWAYS include a works cited page.
Italicize all film titles.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
You might want to think of your thesis in terms of the articles and then apply it to scenes from the film. For example, start with how hegemony uses class to maintain its status. Wealthy men are “gentleman,” and working class men are there to either serve the wealthy or stay out of their privileged spaces. This is enforced by both ISAs and RSAs. Identify them on the ship. I also think you need at least one point that looks at the intersection of class and gender. How are the choices different for Rose, Jack, and Cal? That will help you consider aspects of social capital and social gravity (McNamee & Miller) as well as the extent to which Rose must trade power for patronage, regardless of which man she chooses (Risman).
ALSO USE THE ATTACHED OUTLINE AS GUIDELINE FOR THE PAPER
