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Artifact Presentation – “Dirty Pretty Things” (2007) movie. Theme: Global Art and Postcolonialism

1) Preparation: Take detailed notes during class and read the appropriate chapter from “Practices of Looking” by Roland Barthes and/or assigned text(s).
2) Visual Materials: You will need to submit visual materials (powerpoint) to aid in your verbal analysis. Include at least one image (no more than five) relevant to your artifact. You must include a poster of the film (“Dirty Pretty Things” (2007)), a short trailer or excerpt (one min. or less), and a brief summary of the story (written by YOU). You may also include additional stills, promotional materials, production photographs, or photographs of the cast/crew, if it is relevant to the analysis.
3) Theoretical analysis: Consider your artifact in the context of the theory Global Art and Postcolonialism. A list of questions for each theoretical approach are included below:
Where was the artifact produced (a culture, a nation, a diaspora, etc.)?
Was the artifact produced in an imperialist/colonial context? Post-imperialist/colonial?
Does the artifact have a global footprint (distributed on a global scale)?
Does the artifact address issues in globalization (the integration of different areas of the world and their respective worldviews, commercial products, ideas, money, and cultural products)?
4) Timing: The entire presentation should be at least five minutes, but no more than seven minutes. 1-2 minutes should be spent on context and any relevant media played (i.e. video clips), and the remaining 4-5 minutes should be dedicated to your theoretical analysis.
5) PLAGIARISM (such as copying the whole text from the other source without citation, stealing idea from the web-site or a person, etc.) WILL BE STRICTLY REGULATED