Solved by verified expert:1. DiscussionBased on what you have read and viewed this week, define nationalism in your own words. Refer to all of the works that you read and viewed to explain how you derived your definition of nationalism. Which piece from this week impacted your definition most and why?As in all of your writing for this course, remember to be original in your writing. Do not simply retell information you learned from this week’s sources.2. Reflection AssignmentFor this assignment, you will discuss any three of the literary terms from this week’s list, (be sure to use a definition that relates to the literary meaning of each term) including how they relate to three of the works you read and viewed this week. You should use a different work of literature or art/philosophy/critical analysis in your discussion of each term. In other words, you should use three literary terms to analyze three different works (one of the works must be a work of literature). The reading options and literary terms are on the word document, and the discussion and reflection assignment must be separate word document file.
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Reading Options: Literature
Select two writers from this list. For each, read their biographical information and one of their poems:
1.
Rudyard Kipling
Read this biographical information and the poem “White Man’s Burden”
2.
Naomi Shihab Nye
Read or listen to this biographical information and read the poem “The Orange, the Fig, and the Whisper of
Grapes”
3.
Shang Qin
Read this biographical information and the poem “Electric Lock”
4.
Denise Levertov
Read this biographical information and the poem “Making Peace”
5.
Ilya Kaminsky
Read this biographical information and this interview with Kaminsky, which includes the poem “We Live
Happily During the War”
Viewing Options
Watch one full-length film OR one short film from these lists:
Full-length Films
1. Billion Dollar Brain (1:43:00)
Originally a novel by Len Deighton (1966), this film depicts the story of an unnamed
secret agent who stumbled upon a plot to cause a nuclear-war and tries to stop it.
2. The Battle of Algiers (2:01:33)
This film has been noted as one of the most influential political films in history. The film
reconstructs the events that occurred in the capital city of Algeria between 1954 and 1957
and their struggle for independence from the French.
1.
Short Films
The Space Race (2:58)
The battle to get the first spaceship on the moon.
Sound Smart: The Red Scare (2:01)
The fear-mongering of communism in the United States, including the charges pressed against
the NAACP and artists.
Required Viewing: Visual Art
View these examples of communist propaganda posters and watch this short anti-communist
propaganda video (1:49)
Reading Options: Philosophy and Critical Analysis
Select one of the options from this list—either Karl Marx or one of the critical analyses—and read the
associated materials
1. Philosophy: Karl Marx
Read this biographical information and this excerpt from “The Communist
Manifesto.” For additional background, you may also read this article about Marx’s life,
work, and enduring influence
2. Critical Analysis: James Bond Films
Read this critical analysis about the James Bond films and read or listen to this historical
information about popular culture and the Cold War
3. Critical Analysis: The Arts and the Cold War
Read this critical analysis about the conscription of the arts during the Cold War and read
or listen to this historical information about popular culture and the Cold War
Literary Terms
Use the Glossary of Literary Terms or other internet resources to define the following terms:
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biographical criticism
communism
framed narrative
literary voice
imperialism
metaphor
manifesto
nationalism
narrator
point of view
political oppression
Marxism
Marxist criticism
Reading Options: Literature
Select two writers from this list. For each, read their biographical information and one of their poems:
1.
Rudyard Kipling
Read this biographical information and the poem “White Man’s Burden”
2.
Naomi Shihab Nye
Read or listen to this biographical information and read the poem “The Orange, the Fig, and the Whisper of
Grapes”
3.
Shang Qin
Read this biographical information and the poem “Electric Lock”
4.
Denise Levertov
Read this biographical information and the poem “Making Peace”
5.
Ilya Kaminsky
Read this biographical information and this interview with Kaminsky, which includes the poem “We Live
Happily During the War”
Viewing Options
Watch one full-length film OR one short film from these lists:
Full-length Films
1. Billion Dollar Brain (1:43:00)
Originally a novel by Len Deighton (1966), this film depicts the story of an unnamed
secret agent who stumbled upon a plot to cause a nuclear-war and tries to stop it.
2. The Battle of Algiers (2:01:33)
This film has been noted as one of the most influential political films in history. The film
reconstructs the events that occurred in the capital city of Algeria between 1954 and 1957
and their struggle for independence from the French.
1.
Short Films
The Space Race (2:58)
The battle to get the first spaceship on the moon.
Sound Smart: The Red Scare (2:01)
The fear-mongering of communism in the United States, including the charges pressed against
the NAACP and artists.
Required Viewing: Visual Art
View these examples of communist propaganda posters and watch this short anti-communist
propaganda video (1:49)
Reading Options: Philosophy and Critical Analysis
Select one of the options from this list—either Karl Marx or one of the critical analyses—and read the
associated materials
1. Philosophy: Karl Marx
Read this biographical information and this excerpt from “The Communist
Manifesto.” For additional background, you may also read this article about Marx’s life,
work, and enduring influence
2. Critical Analysis: James Bond Films
Read this critical analysis about the James Bond films and read or listen to this historical
information about popular culture and the Cold War
3. Critical Analysis: The Arts and the Cold War
Read this critical analysis about the conscription of the arts during the Cold War and read
or listen to this historical information about popular culture and the Cold War
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