Purdue Dance & Movie Performance of Race & Cultural Identity in The Industry Report

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• Tentative Title (Bold letters and centered at the top of your essay)
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• Is the submission consistent with the formatting guidelines and was it turned in on time?
• Is there a tentative title and does the title communicate the intended argument?
• Is there a clear thesis?
• Is the argument structured well and is the evidence provided clearly supporting it?
• Are the citations following the required style?
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• Is the essay structured effectively?
• Does the writing flow well? (Concepts are introduced efficiently, and ideas flow well, transitions between ideas make sense)

TOPIC OF THE PAPER

DANCE AND MOVIE PERFORMANCE OF RACE AND CULTURAL IDENTITY IN THE INDUSTRY

THESIS STATEMENT

Through dance, people of different races and cultures around the world have been able to communicate or share costumes, cultures, and traditions through movements of body on dance stages or in movies. Discrimination of minorities in dance and movies industries should be prohibited as so many of them have rich cultural history to offer.

OUTLINE

Introduction and thesis statement. The introduction and thesis statement will introduce the topic of discussion of this paper. Additionally, it will provide the reader with vital insight into the information documented in the paper. Prominent terms such as dance, movie, and culture, in relation to the topic of the paper, will be defined and expounded upon.

The history of Dance. This section will suffuse the initiation and development of dance as a transient form of art and its impact on the culture of its audience. It will also enlighten on the development of the different forms of dance in the world today, adopted as popular culture.

The history of movies. This section will illuminate the evolution of movies from the olden times and their contribution to the development of the modern world due to the reception by the masses from the various cultures and races. The directors and actors will be shown as the storytellers, who aim at portraying the society as it is through the form depicted in the movies they produce and avail to the world.

The impact of movies and dance on the masses. This section will describe the perception of the various dance and movies available for the audiences reported in connection to their culture, diversity, and ethnicity.

Discrimination against minorities. This section will describe the how minorities are discriminated against in the dance and movie industries and why discrimination should be prohibited.

Conclusion. The conclusion of the paper will reiterate the primary argument: dance and movie performance of race and culture, to take back the reader to the strengths of the argument and the evidence provided.

References

Fraser, A. (2014). Culture is portrayed by Dance and Movie [DVD].

Kealiinohomoku, J. (2016). The Study of Dance in Culture: A Retrospective for a New Perspective. Dance Research Journal, 33(1), 90. doi: 10.2307/1478861

Lourenco, I. (2017). Watching and dancing practices in the construction of alternative cultural identities. Etnografica, 21-23.

Shepherd, J. (2013). Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world. London: Continuum.