Past exam of the short options paper shared by Prelims and Parts A and B of the physics course of the University of Oxford / 2016 / S1 / 1 / 2

On the square, $|z|\ge N$. The identity $|\sin \pi (x+\alpha +iy){|}^2={\sin }^2\pi (x+\alpha )+{\sinh }^2\pi y$ bounds the sine away from zero on the vertical sides because $x=\pm N$; on horizontal sides it grows exponentially. Therefore the whole contour integral is $O(N^{-1})$ or smaller and vanishes. The residue theorem then giveswhich proves $\boxed{\sum _{n\in \mathbb{Z}}(-1{)}^n/(n-\alpha {)}^2={\pi }^2\csc \pi \alpha \cot \pi \alpha }$. Absolute convergence justifies the limiting residue sum.