Following our discussion of “Applying a Reading as a Lens” in Writing Analytical

Following our discussion of “Applying a Reading as a Lens” in Writing Analytically and of Rob Nixon’s introduction to Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor, you will now use this secondary source as a lens for your analysis of one of the texts or films we have read/seen thus far this semester. You should apply Nixon’s theories to your reading of the primary text to develop a deeper understanding of the primary text. As a working strategy, you should outline the theories you intend to use from the secondary source as well as brainstorm your initial analysis of the primary text you have chosen; this approach should help you avoid a summary of either text as you work with them for this paper. You should work closely with the texts, using the texts as evidence to support your claims and as material for further analysis. Once again, this paper should not be a matching exercise in which you seek out only those instances in which the lens fits easily with the primary source. While you should elaborate on these instances, you should not ignore the moments that provide contradiction–seek out differences. Feel free to challenge the limitations of the lens as you apply it to the primary text.
Primary text: clan of one breasted women
Secondary: slow violence
MLA must be used