DESMA 8 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Laura Mulvey, Walter Benjamin, Incunable
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Take home midterm, due thursday, february 13th at 2:00 pm in class as well as emailed to the instructor and the tas, 400-500 words, for a maximum of 1500 words for the three answers. Each answer should reference at least three readings, in-class discussions, and four media works we have looked at. Plagiarism is easier to catch than people think, and will be dealt with severely. Citations, on the other hand, are both welcome and encouraged. Cinematic effect, and if so, how would you describe it: walter benjamin talks about the work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction. 3 in the incunabula or swaddling stage of a medium, certain kinds of conventions are set that later get refined or challenged.
