Every student will write a research paper (8-10 pages), in which one has to probe into meaningful research questions related to the class while showing his/her understanding of the Chinese cultural works. This final project is a piece of original criticism on a relevant topic, text, image, or critical problem. Ideally, the final project will result in a stunning conference paper that combines your particular research interest in Chinese visual studies or modern/contemporary Chinese culture with knowledge obtained from the course. Your paper should integrate 2-3 scholarly articles with your own analysis of a work. In other words, you use other scholars’ research to support your own argument about the film or the literary work. The article must come from a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal (e.g., PMLA, Journal of Chinese Cinemas, etc.). Double spaced Times New Roman, 12pt.