Horror Film Essay Assessment Strategy Due time December 11 The essay (3000 words) tests the students

knowledge of critical and theoretical approaches, the ability to deploy this material in a sustained analysis of a specific film or group of films and to construct a reasoned argument supported by evidence. must write over 60 mar s!!! Please firstly read Essay_Tips.ppt V ! "#.ppt Assessment "rie# Essay $rite a % words essay on &'E of the following. () *+n the classic horror film the woman,s se-ually charged look at the monster encounters a horror version of her own body. The monster is thus one of many mirrors held up to her by patriarchy ./inda $illiams). 0iscuss, with reference to films you have seen on the module. 1) 2ompare and contrast the ("34 5ammer Dracula with the +talian production La Maschera del Demonio in terms of their representations of gender. %) 5ow reasonable is it to view The Exorcist as misogynist 6'07&8 reactionary9 :) *$oman is not, by her very nature, an ab;ect being. 5er representation in popular discourses as monstrous is a function of the ideological pro;ect of the horror film < a pro;ect designed to perpetuate the belief that womans monstrous nature is ine-tricably bound up with her difference as mans se-ual other .=arbara 2reed). 0iscuss, with reference to any or all of the following> La Maschera del Demonio Carrie Switchblade Romance 3) 8obin $ood has argued that The Texas Chainsaw Massacre *e-presses, with uni?ue force and intensity, at least one important aspect of what the horror film has come to signify < the sense of a civili@ation condemning itself, through its popular culture, to ultimate disintegration and ambivalently celebrating the fact. +s $ood right9 !) *The Ainal Birl is, on reflection, a congenial double for the adolescent male. Che is feminine enough to act out in a gratifying way the terrors and masochistic pleasures of the underlying fantasy, but not so feminine as to disturb the structures of male competence and se-uality .2arol 2lover). +n the light of this ?uotation, discuss the representation of the female protagonist in the slasher film of the late ("# s and early ("4 s. #) *The dominant discourse of film horror prior to the ("! s presupposed an ultimately secure world in which the monstrous threat was finally defeated and order restored. Established authorities were broadly reliable, the boundaries between known and unknown were clearly marked, and protagonists were able to intervene with some realistic hope of success .6ndrew Tudor). 0o you agree9 8efer to specific films in your answer. two documents,

4) $rite a comparative analysis of the treatment of the vampire in Let The Right One In with one other vampire film made before ("4 . ") *The female monster in horror is always an ambiguous figure. Che might in part be an e-pression of male an-ieties about powerful women but she is also an e-pression of a female resistance to male definitions of femininity. 0iscuss. ( ) 5ow important are notions of social class to an understanding of the horror film9 +llustrate your answer with references to specific horror films. (() 2ompare and contrast the representation of the family in any T$& films screened during the module. (1) *Bride o !ran"enstein is... a narrative of illicit homosocial desire, a film in which conventional masculinity and heterose-uality are under attack by the unrepressible forces of human DnatureE and medical science .8hona =erenstein). +s this true9 (%) 2ompare and contrast the roles played by technology in Bride o !ran"enstein and Ringu. (:) $hat are the key limitations of psychoanalytical approaches to horror cinema9 $riting Tips for %, word essay F +ntroduction .( < (3 words) $hat essay is about, what theorists looked at, what films looked at, what is argument, what is the research ?n you wish to answer F Point ( about the theorist7theory ." words) < typically, overview of article .what are the key points of the argument9) including direct ?uotes and analysis o# $uotes F Point 1 .4 words) < apply theory to one or two #ilms of your choice. Aocus on one or two scenes from each film. 0ont try and analyse the whole film. Chow how t%e t%eory is use#ul or &roblematic in relation to the scenes chosen. F Point % .( words) <0iscuss the theorists7ideas that have followed your theorist. 5ow useful is the theory7theorist9 2ompare and contrast. 0o they disagree7agree with him7her9 $hat are their criticisms of the original article9 Directly $uote and analyse these additional theorists. F 2onclusion .( < (3 words). $hat did you set out to find .mirror the introduction). $hat argument did the essay suggest9 5ow did the films analysed enhance7detract from the theory9 5ow useful is the theory7theorist in terms of improving our understanding of film9 $hat interesting ?uestions does this work raise about film theory9 F n'b' Please take care with both citation and bibliogra&%y, look at Cite It Right etc. (ou will lose a signi#icant amount o# mar s #or incorrect citation)re#erencing. References and form In writing your essay, you should use academic sources and correctly cite and reference them (including the article given in the topic description above). Marks will be given based on the quality and relevance of the references used as well as on the completeness/correctness of citations and references. eferences should be to books, articles in !ournals or maga"ines, and conference papers. #s a guideline, you could aim for about $% to &% references. Marks for the

form will be based on the quality of the writing (style, spelling, grammar) and the formatting (layout, structure). F Assessment *riteria and De#initions Gour work is marked in relation to the Hodule /earning &utcomes but also to a set of criteria that considers the general ?uality and standard of your work. The 6ssessment 2riteria for /evel ! written work are presented below. Hore information is available in your Programme 5andbook. Airst 2lass ." I( ) .4 I4") E-cellent in all respects. E-ceptional. E-cellent in almost every respect showing e-tensive knowledge and understanding. E-ceptional ability to analyse, synthesise and evaluate within a sustained argument. Evidence of very e-tensive reading beyond course content. E-ceptionally well presented and stylishly written. 5igh level of insight and strong element of originality. .# I#") &utstanding. E-cellent in almost all respects. Chowing evidence of e-tensive knowledge and understanding. &utstanding ability to analyse, synthesise and evaluate within a sustained argument. Evidence of e-tensive reading. E-cellent presentation and writing. 2ontains insight and some element of originality. +&&er Second .! I!") Very good in many respects. Bood breadth of knowledge and understanding. 2lear ability to develop and sustain an argument. Come evidence of independent thought. $ell written and presented. /ower Cecond .3 I3") The knowledgeIbase is relevant. $ork reflects a thorough grasp of concepts. The presentation is good, the material generally well focused. Come strong argumentation but not consistently maintained.