Assignment Information:
Discuss the following statement with reference to The Battle of Algiers:
According to Cesaire, “it is the colonized man who wants to move forward, and the colonizer who holds things back.”
You must reference the film in support of your answer.
Other Information:
- Your paper must be approximately 1000 words. The threshold is 10% either side of the given word limit (This means your answer must be between 900-1100 words long).
- Papers that are considerably above or below this threshold will be deducted marks accordingly.
- It must adhere to MLA standards in terms of quotations from the text.
- You must cite AT LEAST THREE secondary sources from either the library (i.e. a published text), JSTOR, Project Muse or Google Scholar. Failure to do so will result in a loss of marks.
- The use of sources such as Wikipedia, Gradesaver, Sparknotes, or anything similar, which are not peer-reviewed academically viable sources, will result in the deduction of marks.
- List your sources in a small bibliography at the end of your paper. Your bibliography must adhere to MLA standards.
- Students who plagiarize, or who attempt to submit the work of others as their own, will be awarded a ZERO for this assignment.
- Papers must be written in using Microsoft Word in Times New Roman, font size 12, double line spacing.
- Papers must be submitted electronically on Blackboard using the link provided.
- If there is an issue with Blackboard, you must email me a soft copy of your assignment before the deadline and then submit on Blackboard as soon as possible.
- Papers NOT submitted on Blackboard will NOT be corrected.
- This assignment is worth 10% of your overall grade.
- If there are any questions, please ask.
