1)
"Blood for Oil" is film studies scholarship that supports its
argument by thinking through metonymy. What is metonymy and why is it
important for analysis and creative practice?
Metonymy is a figure of
speech or in some sorts a kind of nickname that a concept or thing is
associated with. It is important for analysis and creative practice because it
gives a clue to the connotation of the original concept and what kind of
representation it has to everyday situations.
2)
"Blood for Oil" studies scholarship that is new historicist in
its framework. What is new historicism and why does it matter?
New historicism is the
study of sub-literary texts and its contexts. It studies the history of when an
idea was created as well its non-literary contexts to analyze. This is
important because it gives a different perspective from the modern way of
thinking and allows us to understand the circumstances that the idea arose in.
3) The
article begins with an analysis of the written and aural components of the
film’s opening. Why? (This analysis carries through to the analysis
of Franklin, the generator, and the chain saw itself.)
The article begins with
an analysis of the written and aural components of the film's opening in order
to give the reader some context about film as well as understand the origin of
the writer's train of thought.
4) Corporate
signage figures heavily in the argument. Why does genre matter to how we
think about corporate signifiers?
Corporate signage and branding is an everyday occurrence that
everyone can connect to, so it can be used to create a link between the world
the artist is trying to convey to the viewers' reality.
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