Blog Entry 11: Theory and Black Swan
Write 300-600+ words on the following:
For this entry, begin to engage with ideas from psychoanalytic theory and apply them to Black Swan. Hopefully this blog entry will be good prewriting for your rough draft!
INTRODUCE the theoretical concept you’re working with. I think you’ll find that this film is RIPE for this kind of analysis, and there are lots of directions that you could explore. Try to focus on just ONE theoretical concept that you feel most drawn to (ex. death drive, or doppelganger, or narcissism, etc.). If you’re relying heavily on an online source for your theoretical information, please include a link to it.
EXPLORE how the theoretical concept is meaningful in the film using at least two examples (symbolic directorial choices about color, scene composition, lighting, costuming, character development, pacing/editing, etc.). Note that you could use the same type of example (color-specific clothing as symbolic, for example) but point out instances of its usage multiple times (when this occurs through the film and how the symbolic associations to the colors develop over the course of the narrative).
For your post:
- Come up with a snazzy title for your post
- Pay attention to organization, flow, style, and mechanics
- I recommend composing it in Word first, then posting via copy/paste
For your responses: (3 responses, 100-300+ words each)
- READ your classmate’s analysis
- RESPOND to your classmate’s argument and react to their analysis and exploration/connection to big ideas. Feel free to provide praise, questions, constructive criticism, or agree/disagree– just make sure you do so respectfully.
I will calculate your grade out of 100 points: 70 for your own post and 10 for each response. Please look at the general rubric in the syllabus for an idea of what I expect. I will award bonus points at the end of the course if I see you consistently going above and beyond the minimum expectations, responding to additional posts, and engaging with dialogue with those who have responded to you!
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