how we understand our own identities and those of other people.
As we discussed, media of various sorts can have a huge impact on how we understand our own identities and those of other people. This is true of the media we consumed as children and that which we consume as adults.
For this assignment, please choose a fiction book, episode of a TV show, or movie that you have viewed recently or that you found particularly memorable. You can love the source, hate it, or be indifferent to it, so long as you know it well enough.
Using at least two of the required resources from Week 1 and/or Week 2, please do the following in a brief essay:
- Provide an introduction that includes the author and title of the fiction book, name of episode and name of TV show, or the title of the movie that you chose.
- Provide a brief (1-paragraph, no more than 250 words) summary of the book, episode, or movie.
- Discuss whether you think the cast of characters in this book, episode, or movie is diverse. How many different diversity factors are shown via the cast? Is it minimally diverse or maximally diverse?
- How intersectional are the characters? In what ways do they have privilege and in what ways do they not have privilege?
- Do you “see yourself” in any of the characters? How might this relate to how much you liked or didn’t like the work?
- Conclude with your initial thoughts about whether the book, TV episode, or movie you chose provides a positive representation of diversity.
Essay Formatting:
- The essay should be 750-1000 words long and double-spaced with 1-inch margins.
- Use and cite at least two (2) of the required resources from Week 1 and/or Week 2 of this course. You may use additional scholarly or credible sources.
- Use in-text citations in APA (American Psychological Association) style.