Project Two performs a cultural studies analysis of a film musical not studied in the course. You
will  use  the  circuit  of  media  model,  as  developed  by  Julie  D’Acci:  sociohistorical  context,
production, cultural artifact, and reception. Each node should be discussed in 600-800 words.
• In  the  Sociohistorical  Context situation,  find  three  newspaper articles  from  the
year your film was released. Pay particular attention to social history, especially in
relation to race and ethnicity. Give us a general idea of the major social discourses
circulating in the US at that moment.  
• The Production section should discuss the making of the film. You should cover
the studio, the producer(s), the screenwriter(s), the star(s), among others. Cite at
least  two  primary  sources:  newspaper  articles,  interviews,  autobiographies,  etc.
Also cite one secondary source, such as a history or biography.
• Perform a textual analysis of the film in the Cultural Artifact section, focusing on
the representation of race and ethnicity in the film. Cite at least one peer-reviewed
academic source.
• In  the  Reception  section,  discuss  how  the  film  was  reviewed  in  at  least  three
newspapers or magazines at the time. Select a range of voices, rather than critics
with a similar positionality.
. Possible film choices include Flying Down to Rio (1933), Down Argentine Way (1940),
Broadway Rhythm (1944),  The Three  Caballeros (1944),  Annie  Get  You  Gun (1950),  South Pacific
(1958), Mary Poppins (1964), Funny Girl (1968), Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Cabaret (1972), Chicago
(2002), Dreamgirls (2006), Pocahontas (1995), Rent (2005), The Princess and the Frog (2009), La La
Land (2016), In the Heights (2021).