February 8th Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam – https://mcmaster.kanopy.com/video/taqwacore-birth-punkislam
Write a meditation (critical reflection & analysis) on the film. Each meditation is due roughly a week after the film you want to write about is assigned.
EXPECTATIONS
1 – Connect the films to the course’s theoretical models, ideas, and methodologies.
2 – Connections between films and course readings should demonstrate a critical
engagement with both the film and the course material. Support your points with evidence!
3 – Write clearly and coherently. Organization matters.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Critical analysis is about making connections between our films and the course content.
Critical reflections are a forum to consider alternative viewpoints, engage in reflective
skepticism, gain self-knowledge, and critically evaluate your biases and assumptions.
WHAT A SUCCESSFUL MEDITATION COVERS
This assignment is a combination of critical analysis and critical reflection. You should devote most of the space to critical analysis by making connections between the film and the course content. The following are suggestions for organizing your meditation:
• How would you briefly summarize the film? (In 3-4 sentences)
• How does the film relate to religion and culture?
• What theory and/or methodology from the accompanying readings connect to the
film, and why?
• Does the film relate to your personal experiences in any way?
• Does the film affirm or challenge any preconceived notions you had before
watching it? Why or why not?
HOW AND WHAT TO SUBMIT
• 500-800 words (apprx).
• Cite movie + a minimum of 1 reading from class. Include page numbers!
• Do NOT cite lectures or tutorials.
• Outside material welcome (academic journals and books).
SCAR 3AR3
Film Meditations
SCAR 3AR3
Prof. Jeremy Cohen
Format:
• Upload a Word doc to Avenue. 12pt, Open Sans, Calibri, or TNR.
• Double-spaced and formatted like an essay.
• In-text citations w/ bibliography at the end.
• Submit your first meditation in the “Film Meditation One” folder on Avenue, your
second to “Film Meditation Two”, etc.
