Johnson & Wales University Dracula Century Old with Supernatural Powers Essay

For your final Film & Lit Analysis paper/project you will explore shapeshifters from a cultural perspective.

The werewolf is only one example of a shapeshifter, but this is a tradition that is found in many cultures around the world. Your task for this assignment is to find and research one such creature from another culture, and to create an infograhpic that displays your research findings.

Make sure to review the information on conducting a cultural analysis before you complete your assignment. There is also an example of an infographic provided for you in this module.

There are two restrictions on your work this week:

1. You can’t choose the European/American Werewolf
2. You can’t choose the Navajo Skinwalker

These topics are off limits.

Assignment Details for Infographic:

In your infographic make sure that you include the following information:

• Name of the shapeshifter you are analyizing.
• What does it look like (Image if possible – if not why)
• Culture it comes from and where they are located
• Structural analysis – Key Facts
  • How does one become this shapeshifter?
  • Characteristics
  • Other important facts to the folklore
• Function in society
  • What is its purpose
• Psychological analysis
  • What cultural concerns or fears does this represent
  • Are there rules, sayings, or superstitions surrounding this creature
• List of your sources (at least 2 scholarly sources

You can choose any type of infographic you want to make. Some helpful free sites are:

• Canva
• Piktochart
• Easel.ly
• Adobe Spark (you can choose to create a page, image or video)

You can use any of the above or another site you are familiar with.

Your final deliverable should be a image file, saved as a JPG file, or preferably as a PDF file.