Assignment task:
Film: Kumaré (2011) In a few sentences or a paragraph, what is your initial reaction to this film? What did it make you think about or remind you of? What do you make of it? Describe a moment in the film where someone used an essentialist definition or made an essentialist claim. What did they define? What essence did they use? Why do you think they used that definition or made that claim? What was at stake at that moment? Describe a moment in the film where someone used a functionalist definition or made a functionalist claim. What did they define? What function did they use? Why do you think they used that definition or made that claim? What was at stake at that moment? Did Kumare start a religion? Why or why not? What sort of definition do you use to decide this and why? What questions did this film raise for you? What other connections to things we have read or discussed in class do you see in this film that you haven't mentioned in the answers above?