Short answer/Essay

IN YOUR OWN WORDS—DISCUSS how a popular cultural analyst (using a feminist

critical approach) might analyze the role of that women play in “Unforgiven?” AS A
PLACE TO START—you might think about the social situation of the women in the
town. Are they empowered [or not] within the town’s social and legal structure?

Short answer/Essay

IN YOUR OWN WORDS--describe the Marxist “Base”/”Superstructure” model.

DISCUSS all of the components found in the base and superstructure. In other words,
what economic and societal elements are found IN both the base and superstructure?
Next—show a specific economic “mode” (and for this you must use Feudalism as your
base) working within and affecting your “Base”/”Superstructure” model. Describe how
the economic mode of feudalism would affect both the base and the superstructure.
FOR EXAMPLE—What kind of class relations would you find in a feudalistic society?
What kind of ART would a society with a feudalistic base produce? Which class would
be supported by the art in a feudalistic society? [If they could have made movies in
feudalistic times, would the movies have been more supportive of the peasants or the
lords?]

Short answer/Essay

IN YOUR OWN WORDS and using a Marxist critical approach, analyze the role of the
economy and legal system as shown in the film “Unforgiven.” In other words, how would
a Marxist theorist analyze the way Capitalism works in the society of the town? FOR
IDEA STARTERS--What are the economic and legal relations between the saloon
owner AND the prostitutes? What are the owner/worker relations? What is the role of
the sheriff? WHO does the sheriff protect, and how does he enforce his protection?

Short answer/Essay

PERFORM A SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS OF A MAGAZINE COVER OR ADVERTISMENT

WITHIN A MAGAZINE. IF YOU CANNOT EMAIL ME THE MAGAZINE MATERIAL,
THEN MAKE SURE TO BEDESCRIPTIVE OF THE VISUALS-- SO THAT I
UNDERSTAND THE IDEA OF THE MAGAZINE COVER OR AD.
IN YOUR SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS, MAKE SURE TO USE THE PRIMARY AND
SECONDARY SIGNIFICATION SYSTEM THAT ROLAND BARTHES USES [SEE
CHART IN TEXTBOOK.]