DUE:  May 7       
Points: Up to 20 
LENGTH:  1,000+ words (4 to 5 pages)

This assignment is MUCH MORE DIFFICULT THAN IT MIGHT APPEAR! It is not
simply a movie critique. It is an attempt to examine the meaning of
"post-modernist" movies in the context of contemporary post-modernist
theory that will will discuss toward the end of class.

You may do any one of these movies, or two, or three. BE FOREWARNED:
*DO NOT* BS or just slap words on paper. You must demonstrate:
   1) That you understand postmodernism
   2) That you saw and thought deeply about the movies
   3) That you can apply postmodernism (drawing from W&W, lectures,
      class readings, and AT LEAST ONE OUTSIDE SCHOLARLY SOURCE)

Check out the  readings for Chapter 8 and Postmodernism.

Grading will not be on a 90/80/70 scale. It will be on a scale similar
to that of grading movies, where (on a ten point scale) a 5 is average
(or a C). That means that, out of 20 points, a C could from 8 to 12 points.

This will take work and thought, so do not waste your time unless you think
you understand it. I don't want people grousing about why they received
a 5 (D) out of 20. I EMPHASIZE: This could be lots of fun, but if you're
just slapping out words out of desparation for points, forget it.

The three movies:

1) Mulholland Drive
2) Jacobs Ladder
3) Fight Club




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