For your Film & Lit Analysis paper/project you will explore shapeshifters from a cultural perspective.
The werewolf is only one example of a shapeshifter, but this is a tradition that is found in many cultures around the world. Your task for this assignment is to find and research one such creature from another culture, and to create an infograhpic that displays your research findings. Make sure to review the information on conducting a cultural analysis before you complete your assignment from Week 4, which is also linked below. There is also an example of an infographic provided for you in this video module. There are two restrictions on your work this week:
You can’t choose the European/American Werewolf You can’t choose the Navajo Skinwalker
In your infographic make sure that you include the following information: Name of the shapeshifter you are analyizing. What does it look like (Image if possible – if not why)
Culture it comes from and where they are located
Structural analysis – Key FactsHow does one become this shapeshifter?
Characteristics
Other important facts to the folklore
Function in societyWhat is its purpose
Psychological analysisWhat cultural concerns or fears does this represent
Are there rules, sayings, or superstitions surrounding this creature
List of your sources (at least 2 scholarly sources
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