Q Final Project Wanda (Barbra Loden, 1970) Description Submission of your paper/project is DUE by 11:59 on Sunday December 18th, Peer Reviews will be system-assigned at midnight Links to an external site.. You will have 2 days to submit your assigned Peer Reviews, they must be submitted by Tuesday December 20th at 11:59pm. If you have not been assigned a peer review by Monday morning, please let me know ASAP. Your Final Project or Paper should focus on a film, person, movement or idea that have made a significant impact on you in the class or that you are interested in looking further into as a research project. This can be a weekly film, something that was mentioned in online class discussion or something covered in Module materials or assigned reading. SOME SUGGESTED TOPICS: What is Feminist Horror? Arab or Middle Eastern Women's Cinema Women in the Transition from Silent to Sound Cinema Women's Art House Cinema The Queer Gaze: A Case Study (choose a film or filmmaker's work to explore) The Oppositional Gaze: A Case Study (choose a film or filmmaker's work to explore) You may choose to write a 4-6 page paper OR, to foster creativity, I am also opening up the option for a creative project (a painting, original comic, short film, photo series, manifesto, etc.) that seriously engages with ideas and content we've covered in the course. If you choose the creative project you must also submit a 1-2 pg. statement (uploaded as a document, not submitted in comments) about the work, outlining your thoughts and process and how it engages with course content. Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to personally explore course content and materials in line with your intellectual, aesthetic and creative interests, opening a space for you to "choose your own adventure" with the content and further your engagement and research into a specific topic. Each student will be assigned 2 peer reviews of classmate's work in order to provide feedback and share ideas. Instructions In an effort to open the final project to be inclusive for different approaches you may choose one of the following types for your Final: 1. 4-6 page paper OR 2. creative project with 1-2 page statement uploaded as a PDF document (not submitted via comment) 3. You are also required to provide a thoughtful and engaged Peer Review to 2 classmate's work For the paper: your paper must be double spaced, 12 point font and a style of your choosing (MLA, APA, footnotes, etc.). Work must be spell and grammar checked and utilize Module Material(s) or an assigned reading in addition to 2 additional academic sources. If your paper if 4 full pages in length this it must be 4 full pages before the Works Cited or any images. Be sure to work with an outline and what you want to say in the paper: what is your topic/thesis - it should be clear from the introductory paragraph. See the Cinema Library Resource page Links to an external site.for helpful hints and tips and be sure to revisit the RESOURCES page. For the creative project: If you are creatively inspired by any of the course content I encourage you to explore it. The form your project takes is only limited by your imagination, but must be documented or uploaded to this Assignment for instructor and Peer Review. Your 1-2 double spaced, 12 point font statement should address what idea(s) and film(s) or creative(s) your project is engaging with and how it does so. Your statement should be uploaded to the assignment. Do not place it in the Assignment Comments, only the instructor can see what you write there. If you choose to make a video, please ensure the run time is between 3-15 minutes. If you think it might be shorter or longer write to me with your ideas and we can have a dialogue about it. You may submit your assignment as a Word document, a text document, a PDF, PowerPoint, upload (there are size limits) or embed a video file Links to an external site.this could be an original video essay or creative project. The Canvas Student Guide provides instructions for submitting an online Assignment Links to an external site.. Assignment Rubric The rubric below will be applied when your assignment is graded. If you're reviewing this assignment using the Canvas mobile app, the rubric is included in the Grade tab.