Retaining your commentary on the film as the central focus, expand it into a critical essay on globalizationwhere you situate the film within the broader context of how globalization impacts gender and work.

® Genre: Expand your film commentary into a critical essay along the same lines as Parts 1 and 2 of Assignment 4 (where you situated Kristof’s work within broader problems of representation of sex trafficking).

® 5 pages double spaced (one page more than Assignment 5).

What you are expected to do:

• Expand your discussion beyond Maquilapolis to situate the film within the broader context of gender, work, and globalization.

• Connections and comparisons between the context of this film and the context of migration for domestic work as discussed in lecture.

• IMPORTANT: Do not simply “add on” a new page or new paragraphs to Assignment 5. RewriteAssignment 5 to add in the broader context. This means rewriting Assignment 5 with a broader framework in mind, writing a new intro and conclusion, and drawing connections to domestic work. It might mean shortening some parts of Assignment 5, writing new transitions, removing some examples or including different ones.

• Incorporate peer and instructor/TA feedback to rewrite Assignment 5 to achieve greater clarity in concepts, arguments, and writing.

• No reflection paragraphs needed on your writing process this time.

Sources:

• V.R. lecture on Dec 4.

• At least one additional author (apart from Long Bui) mentioned in the lecture.

® Remember to cite all these sources (including the lecture), in your text as well as at the end (works cited/ bibliography).

Purpose of these assignments

• Demonstrate the ability to write in two important genres: A film commentary and a broader critical essay building upon and beyond your film commentary.

• Demonstrate engagement with the course material.

• Demonstrate the ability to summarize and synthesize the assigned film, reading and lecture to write a concise and strong commentary and critical essaywith supporting examples.