Discussion Board Posting 5 - Due 10/26, by 11pm, est.2018 marked the two hundredth anniversary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a pioneering novel that draws our attention to the ethical complexities of technology and humanity. This novel has also inspired innumerable film adaptations that reshape and revisit issues at stake in the novel. This recent video addressing the impact of these adaptations is useful for considering the impact of these ideas and is a great example of the type of format that you might take on in your final projects this term, though your projects will be on a smaller scale.
For this discussion board posting, you will view one film adaptation of the novel, such as Mel Brooks’s comedy, Young Frankenstein or the early film, Frankenstein (1931). Responding to the following prompt in at least 250 words, your discussion board posting will assert a thesis that analyzes evidence to support it. Make sure to identify what film you selected. Laura Mulvey argued that films depict women through the male gaze. How is this or is this not present in the film? Select one moment on which to focus. How is this made more complex by the fact that the novel the film adapts is by a female writer? Note: Your response need not focus on a female character. How do you think, in light of Mulvey's view, we see Dr. Frankenstein or his creation, the monster, differently? Do you think the text or its adaptations reflects the fact that it is by a woman writer? How might the film adaptation complicate the perspective of the novel? Analyze at least one quotation from and one moment in the film, including a screenshot (Jing may be helpful for this). Use the strategies from They Say/I Say for incorporating quotations and introducing sources. The sample essay in chapter 11 devoted to revising your work may be helpful. You will be graded using the discussion board posting rubric. You are also required to comment on at least one of your classmates' postings within 48 hours of the deadline for this assignment. Remember to use your own words, quote appropriately, and cite all sources you consult.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |