Paper 3: Revision & Expansion
Goals
To practice revision of existing material.
To practice expanding existing material.
Overview
Expand paper 2 to 2,000-2,100 words by considering the Afrofuturistic characteristics of one or two characters in Sorry to Bother You and explaining how those characters relate to a current societal need or to current societal pressures. Before you start this expansion project, it would be good to review the readings for paper 2 and maybe even watch the movie again.
To start consider which characters inspire you or trouble you, or maybe which character you can relate to, or one that provides an important lesson. Then list the ways that character is Afro-Surreal. Then think about what needs the character is responding to, and follow up on your thinking by researching those needs. As you explain how your character is Afro-Surreal, you should quote Millers manifesto, and you should definitely explain your quotations, as they can be quite difficult to interpret.
Note that this paper requires you to use the sources listed below and one additional source you have found using Academic Search Complete.
Your final paper should use (and document) these sources, as well as one new, useful source you have found using Academic Search Complete.
Sorry to Bother You (2018 film)
Miller, Call It Afro-Surreal Miller, D. Scott. Call It Afro-Surreal. The San Francisco Bay Guardian, Marke Bieschke, 19 May 2009, http://sfbgarchive.48hills.org/sfbgarchive/2009/05/19/call-it-afro-surreal/. Accessed 12 May 2020.
Mechanic, Michael. Rileys Coup. Mother Jones, vol. 43, no. 4, July 2018, pp. 6163. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=130112837&site=ehost-live.
Archer, Ina Diane. White Noise. Film Comment, vol. 54, no. 4, July 2018, pp. 3034. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=130344581&site=ehost-live.
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