Discuss how the relationship between gender, power, prospects of personal, cultural, and social transformations, shape the themes of agency in Mother of George and liberation in Flame.

DIRECTIONS:
*Attempt only two questions.
*Question # 1, Section A, is compulsory.
*Choose one more question from Section B.
*Keep your answers clear, concise, and analytical.
*Address your responses to the specific demands of each question.
*Limit your answers to 4 (double-spaced, 12-pitch font) pages per question.
*Illustrate your answers with pertinent references, and cite key sources consulted.
*No haphazard submission of papers or excuses for late papers would be accepted.
* Your answer scripts must include questions chosen, your name, be in MLA format and PDF.

QUESTIONS:
SECTION A
1) Referencing readings and films, critically explore the interactions between cultural, social, ideological, and political issues around gender, sexuality, and representation in African Cinema.

SECTION B
2) Discuss how the relationship between gender, power, prospects of personal, cultural, and social transformations, shape the themes of agency in Mother of George and liberation in Flame.
3) Examine, with subtleties, the representation of non-normative sexualities in Karmen Gei and Dakan, noting each film’s unique narrative strands, aesthetic dynamics, and thematic trajectories.
4) Analyze how childhood, memory, trauma, culture, society, and anxieties constitute critical points of engagement for exploring the volatile sphere

A GRADE RANGE = 90%-100%
* Answered all aspects of the questions.
* Cogent application of lectures and readings.
* Cited other relevant materials appropriately.
* Identified characters, directors, and situations aptly.
* Clear, engaging, and scholarly analyses.
* Avoided pointless summaries of films.
* Hardly any spelling or grammatical errors.
* No colloquialisms (slangs and informal language).
* Kept responses within specified page limits.
* No attempts to ‘stretch’ paper, unduly (through creative pagination, font sizes, etc).

‘B’ GRADE RANGE = 80%-89%
* Answered most aspects of the questions.
* Mediocre applications of lectures and readings.
* Cited other relevant materials unevenly.
* Identified characters, directors, and situations aptly.
* Fairly clear, engaging, and scholarly analyses.
* Had some pointless summaries of films.
* Occasional spelling and grammatical errors.
* Few, if any, colloquialisms (slangs and informal language).
* Kept responses within specified page limits.
* Probable attempts to ‘stretch’ paper, unduly (through creative pagination, font sizes, etc).

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