AS 355 Visual and Performing Arts: Farewell My Concubine

 Provide very brief details of film: title, director, producer, main actors, date. (Cite source). • Provide very brief plot synopsis (2 sentences at most). • Justify choice of particular scene briefly: significance to film as whole? How is the concept of the Gaze important to this film? • Analyze particular scene in terms of the (gendered) Gaze: who is looking? Who is being looked at? How does gender / identity affect the act of looking? Please also briefly discuss your position / identity (as far as you are willing to do so) as a viewer who looks (outside the frame at those within): how might this affect your response to watching those who watch / are watched? Essay basics • Provide thesis statement in introduction outlining your intended argument. • Be sure to define your terms: what do you mean by “the Gaze”, for example? Clear definitions help structure your argument and justify your examples, making for a better essay. • Provide clear examples from the scene in question to back up your thesis statement in the main body of your essay. Statements need to be backed up with proof. • Avoid too much descriptive summary of the film or scene’s content and focus on analysis: the how rather than the what. • Provide a conclusion to reiterate the main points of your analysis. • Use Chicago Style or MLA (be consistent and check Purdue Owl https://owl(dot)english(dot)purdue(dot)edu/owl/ for format) and provide Works Cited for the film and secondary sources. Use of secondary research sources is STRONGLY encouraged. Be sure to cite carefully.) Wikipedia, IMDb or equivalents such as Baidu are NOT acceptable peer-reviewed academic sources: please avoid using, but if you do: CITE!! • Double space. 12 point font. Grading principles ~ You will be graded on the presentation of a clear thesis- argument, well-organized and solid body paragraphs with good examples to back up your points, a well-defended justification for choice of scene, and a strong conclusion. ~ Thoughtful analysis, clarity, and original ideas will be rewarded. Correct citations and careful proof-reading are essentials. Please do not employ or ask anyone else to write / edit your papers for you – it should be all your own work. Original ideas and thoughtful contributions are more important than correct grammar but careless proofreading is unnecessary (and annoying). ~ Use the essay guidelines as your basis.