The primary objective of this final assignment is to introduce students to cultural comparison analysis. To that aim, they will choose two cultural artefacts for comparison, including films, episodes of TV series, music videos or newspaper/magazine articles, inter alia. The research paper should be argumentative and incorporate instructors feedback on the research proposal poster. Students are then expected to go beyond a mere summary or application of concepts and chosen cultural artefacts, i.e., they must advance and support an original argument about the chosen cultural artefact, an argument substantiated in the readings they have selected.
Guidelines:
- Students should work in pairs
- Length: between 2000 and 2500 words.
- Citation format: APA (see: ).
- Define chosen concepts and explain how these help or/and are limited to analyze selected cultural artefacts.
- See attached files for examples.
The research paper should include:
- a title and subtitle;
- an introduction, presenting a carefully designed hypothesis supported by selected readings;
- one or more paragraphs that unpack (at least) one specific part from the students chosen artefacts, connecting it with specific arguments raised in the readings;
- a conclusion or final considerations.
BASED ON THE ATTACHED POSTER

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