ESSAY 2

ESSAY 2 – Assignment Instructions

Film analysis: The True Cost of Lithium Mining

You will write a 1000-word essay defending the following main claim: The documentary film The True Cost of Lithium Mining highlights several key concepts discussed in Geography 1050. (The word limit is NOT strict).

You will pick two (2) key concepts from the required readings for Colonialism as a global force AND/OR Climate change as a global force. By concept, I mean any argument, claim, idea, proposition, thesis, or hypothesis from the reading. You will pick one concept from two different readings. You will explain them in sufficient detail, and apply them to the film with direct and specific evidence.

The best examples will be well written, organized, and argued, and they will demonstrate a deep engagement with the course materials. They will be expertly cited and sourced in properly formatted style of your choosing. You will include a bibliography of all sources that you cite.

You must cite the two required readings and the assigned video. If you reference anything from your own research or from the course materials (readings, videos, lectures, brightspace), they must be cited properly. Citations must be properly formatted according to the MLA style guide. Please consult MUNs guide to MLA citations:

Colonialism as a Global Force.

Required readings;

How Colonialism Spawned and Continues to Exacerbate the Climate Crisis” (2022) by Anuradha Varanasi.

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson (2017) Land and Reconciliation: Having the Right Conversations” Watershed Sentinel.

Climate Change as a Global Force.

Required readings;

The inescapable maths of equity: why fairness is key to addressing climate change” (2022) by Dan Calverly and Kevin Anderson.