Film analysis: The True Cost of Lithium Mining For your firs…

Film analysis: The True Cost of Lithium Mining

For your first essay, you will get to practice applying course concepts to a

real-world example. 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.