Complete a research paper on the American west in relation to either origin stories, representations of people of color, environmental issues, or a specific
place in the west.
Assignment Description:

Complete a 6-page research paper (1,500 words) that has an argument about the US West using at least 5 texts from the course. Films are texts and you may use three films as your five sources. choose from one of these prompts.

Prompt 1:
Compare and contrast The Searchers (1956) and Maliglutit (The Searchers) (2017). Use the main characters, storyline, landscapes, etc. to discuss different ideas of the west and western expansion in relation to mainstream ideas and ideas presented in this course to construct an argument.

Prompt 2:
Compare and contrast The Searchers (1956) and Buck and the Preacher (1972). Use the main characters, storyline, landscapes, etc. to discuss differing ideas of western expansion, and antiblackness to construct an argument about the west in the American imagination.

Prompt 3:
Use Bong Joon-Ho’s Parasite (2019) to discuss and analyze the globalization of U.S. culture and the American west in other national contexts. Use one or more of these questions to build an argument and analysis of this important film: What does the presence of Native American tepees, headdresses, and culture mean in a modern South Korean context? What are the relationships between class, English, and connection to U.S. institutions? Compare and contrast the Kim and Park families.