1800-2000 words about the stereotypes that you find in the movie Aladdin. Writing this essay will enable you to understand how stereotypical images and assumptions can be buried in the most common and innocuous-seeming social artifacts. You will use Aladdin as a vehicle for uncovering and writing about the effect of stereotypes in society.
Be very clear and specific with what you mean or intend to convey. As you watch the movie, think about the information on Arabic culture and Islam that you have learned in this course. Here are some examples of the types of information you could cover in your essay:
Geography
Literature and the Arts
Islam
Communal Identities and Ethnic Groups
Kinship, Marriage, and the Family
In your paper:
-explain what a stereotype is.
-Write a paragraph commenting about the possible effects of stereotyping on individuals and society.
-Give examples of similar stereotypes of Middle Easterners or of other non-Arab groups used in other commercial films or media.
-Why do you think filmmakers resort to stereotypes in their films? Is this effective storytelling? In what ways? Does understanding how stereotyping is used “spoil” a movie? Why or why not?
-Write a brief reaction about how you might now approach film differently.
-Titled with your topic, dated, and using APA style.
-Abstract with 200 words: Outline your topic and focus; articulate the central questions you plan to address; and contain a statement about the kind of sources you plan to use and research for your analysis.
-Have a reference list (10% of total grade), the references should contain 8-10 books and articles sources.
-Assignments will be graded on both content and language usage. All assignments should be checked for spelling, sentence construction, grammatical errors, and clarity.
-You are responsible for editing your paper before submitting, https://spellcheckplus.com/ (Links to an external site.) is a useful program for editing your work: It is web-based, and it has a free version.
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