Humanities Homework Help

1.How do the films “Man Push Cart” and “Mississippi Masala” interrogate racial identities of South Asian Diasporas living in North America?

2.Using the short stories “borders” by Thomas King and “Yin Chin” by Lee Maracle, explain the concept of indigenous identity and Indigenous space in relation to Canada.

3.How does the film “Monsieur Lazhar” portray the protagonist Bachir’s traumatising experience of exile, loss and grief?

4.Discuss the Canadian Multicultural Act/Policy in relation to the short story squatter by Rohinton Mistry and the novel What we all long for by Dionne Brand? How do these stories critique Canadian Multiculturalism?

Important: No citations or direct quotes. You are able to freely write. Each question is worth 25 marks so make sure you are writing in paragraph form.

Film: Mississipi Masala

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln7UZotwK84&t=5s

Film: Man Push Cart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwkfqcSmgRo&t=2s

I will send the short stories once someone is assigned! I will also extend the time by a few hours if needed!