Overview
Craft a clear thesis claim that argues a stance on issues or movements discussed with respect to the subjects mentioned in the prompt. Provide context for your thesis in your introductory paragraph and use it to connect at least 3 body paragraphs supporting your claim or argument. Each essay must include one-scene analysis, and a concluding paragraph that satisfies your thesis claim or points us to further investigation based on your analysis. Please DO NOT simply repeat your thesis in the conclusion, but rather, come to a new realization based on the initial thesis statement. There is no need for a Works Cited Page for the exam, only provide references in the following manner - (LAST NAME OF AUTHOR: PAGE NUMBER).
Readings to study: All references must be from the list below
- Paz, Octavio. “Sons of Malinche,” in The Labyrinth of Solitude. Cuadernos Americanos.1950. Republished
in The Mexico Reader, eds. Gilbert Joseph & Timothy Henderson. Duke University Press, 2002.
- Del Bosque, Melissa. “With His Camera in Hand”. The Texas Observer; Austin. Apr 2014, pp. 28-31.
- Camplis, Francisco, “Towards the Development of a Raza Cinema”. Ed. Noriega, Chon. “Chicanos and
film: essays on Chicano representation and resistance”. Garland Pub, New York. ©1992
- Du Bois, W.E.B. The Souls of Black Folk. Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co, University Press John Wilson and
Son, ©1903. pp. 1-18
- Fregoso, Rosa Linda. SEGUIN: THE SAME SIDE OF THE ALAMO. Bilingual Review / La Revista
Bilingüe, May-December 1983, Vol. 10, No. 2/3, Chicano Cinema: Research, Reviews & Resources (May
December 1983), pp. 146-152
- Gutiérrez-Jones, Carl. “Legislating Languages: The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez and the English Language
Amendment,” in Noriega’s Chicanos and Film, pp. 195-205
- Rosen, David. “Crossover: Hispanic Specialty Films in the U.S. Movie Marketplace,” in Noriega’s
Chicanos and Film, pp. 241-260.
- Noriega, Chon. “Between a Weapon and a Formula Chicano Cinema and Its Contexts,” Chicanos and Film.
New York: Garland, 1992. pp. 141-167.
- Fregoso, Rosa Linda. “Born in East L.A. and the Politics of Representation,” Cultural Studies, 1990, pp.
264-280. Or, “Humor as Subversive De- construction: Born in East L. A, (1987),” in The Bronze Screen,
pp. 49-64.
- List, Christine. “Self-Directed Stereotyping in the Film of Cheech Marin,” in Noriega’s Chicanos and Film,
pp. 183-194.
- Limón, José. “Stereotyping and Chicano Resistance: An Historical Dimension (1973),” in Noriega’s
Chicanos and Film, pp. 3-17
Prompts to Study:
- Historical Context of Filmmakers and Films
- Traditional Stereotypes of Chicanos in films
- Gabriel Teshome’s Character Identification Process and Definition of Third Cinema
- Rasquache Aesthetics
- Brechntian Agit-Prop Cinema