Film, Yellow Earth and Fredric Jameson’s essay “Third World Literature in the Era of Multinational Capitalism”
Write a 3-4 page paper, double spaced, through an argument based analysis of film: Yellow Earth ( you can watch for free on youtube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEqfyZGYVrM )
– QUESTION: In Fredric Jameson’s Essay “Third World Literature in the Era of Multinational Capitalism,” he argues that all third world texts should be read as allegories. He received a lot of backlash for this seemingly reductive viewpoint. Do you agree or disagree? Using Yellow Earth (film) as an example, argue for your point of view.