Title: Week 6 Writing Assignment
Course: ASTRON103: The Evolving Universe: Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology (001) DHH SU18 > Section: Week 6

Pop Culture Black Holes

Extreme objects are very popular in the media and arts; one of the most extreme objects known is a black hole. For this assignment, you will consider how a pop culture piece of your choice is influenced by black holes and analyze its portrayal.

Tasks

Find an example of a black hole in pop culture. The only limitation in your selection of a pop culture piece is that it involves a black hole in a more than minor way (i.e. not a song where a black hole simply rhymes with something). Your choice can be from a movie, book, graphic novel, comic, song/album, painting, etc.  Then, consider the following questions:

1. Does it fit in well with the overall piece or seem thrown in to make it “cool”?
2. How vital is the black hole to the plot/theme of the pop culture piece you selected?
3. How accurate or inaccurate is the portrayal of the black hole?
4. Are there any changes you would make to the portrayal or use of the black hole?

Write-Up

Your final write-up should be 1–2 pages in length (around 800 words), uploaded as a Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx) or Portable Document Format (.pdf) file.  You must incorporate all of the points mentioned above in your written piece for full credit. You may (and are encouraged to) expand your piece to cover any other topics or issues you find interesting, but please limit the length to 2 pages.