In The Impossible David Lynch, McGowan states that The Grandmother (Lynch, 1970)
“inaugurated the fundamental aesthetic structure that would dominate Lynch’s feature films”
(p. 10). Your essay will elaborate McGowan’s vague and general statement with a more specific
and precise thesis. The essay will develop and defend this thesis by analyzing one or two key
scenes from The Grandmother. The essay will draw extensively on ONE of the chapters (NOT the
Introduction) from McGowan’s book as a framework for analysis—justification for the choice of
the specific chapter should be included in the essay, and based on which of Lynch’s feature films
you see as closest (in themes, structure, and style) to The Grandmother. If you wish, the essay
may also contain references to other chapters from The Impossible David Lynch—including the
Introduction—and/or to McGowan’s article on Inland Empire, but these references should be
minimal and subordinate to the one chapter you choose to guide your analysis.All essays:
• will be 1,800-2,000 words (not including name, title of paper, and course information).
• will be submitted in hard-copy in tutorial, with a completed “Academic Integrity
Checklist” attached (Checklist available for download on Quercus).
• will be uploaded to Quercus (for a plagiarism check) by the end of the day on the due
date. (The essay will be considered late, and subject to penalty, until hard-copy
and online submissions are completed.)
• will contain NO references to sources other than the course readings on the syllabus.
• will cite relevant course readings using current MLA guidelines.
• will contain a bibliography that follows curent MLA guidelines.
• will strictly adhere to the parameters of the chosen topic.
Essays that do not conform to all of the above will be heavily penalized. Poor writing will also be
heavily penalized.
Select ONE of the following topics for your essay:
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2. A number of scholars have identified irony as a cornerstone of Lynch’s distinctive style. Your
essay will put forward a thesis on the use of irony in ONE of the following: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk
with Me, Lost Highway, or Mulholland Drive. The essay will develop and defend the thesis
through analysis of one or two key scenes in the film you choose. The essay will draw extensively
from course readings by TWO of the following: Coughlin, Willis, and Wilson. If you wish, the essay
may also contain one or two minimal references to other course readings.
CIN290: The Films of David Lynch
3. Lynch has often been described as a Romantic artist interested in the experience of forces or
realms that transcend the confines of language, of representation, of social identity, of the
‘everyday’ sense of self, etc. Your essay will put forward a thesis on a specific way in which this
aspect of Lynch’s work is expressed in ONE of the following: Dune (Lynch, 1984), Twin Peaks: Fire
Walk with Me, Lost Highway, or Inland Empire. The essay will develop and defend the thesis
through analysis of one or two key scenes in the film you choose. The essay will draw extensively
from course readings by TWO of the following: Nochimson, Wilson, and Kember. If you wish, the
essay may also contain one or two minimal references to other course readings.
4. Lynch recently directed all eighteen hours of season 3 of the Twin Peaks television series. Using
the interpretive framework of McGowan’s The Impossible David Lynch, your essay will put
forward a thesis pertaining to this season’s exploration of the dynamics of desire and fantasy.
The thesis should center on a precise aspect of the dynamics of desire and fantasy described in
ONE of the chapters (NOT the Introduction) from McGowan’s book. (If you wish, the essay may
also contain references to other chapters from the book—including the Introduction—and/or
McGowan’s article on Inland Empire, but these references should be minimal and subordinate to
the one chapter you choose to guide your analysis.) The essay will develop and defend the thesis
by focusing exclusively on what you take to be the ONE episode from season 3 that most
exemplifies your thesis about the season. The essay will offer a detailed analysis of this episode,
focusing on one or two key scenes.
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