Discussion Post: Black Studies Third world Cinema
• Explore, with examples from readings and national cinemas so far, the complexities of ‘Third World Cinema', their vast spheres of imagination, representation, intervention, and contestations.
• pick one from three
o With attention to each film's narrative realms and trajectories, analyze the themes of society, childhood, marginality, and struggles for self-determination in The Second Mother and Heli.
o Discuss, with requisite references to their social, political, economic and aesthetic dynamics, the discourses of community and resistance in The Harder They Come and Sugar Cane Alley.
o Referencing the film's context of production, examine how critical configurations, anchored in feminist sensibilities, religion, culture and community shape the narrative dynamics of Wadjda.
The response must include a reference list. Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.