“It is fairly obvious that treating different things the same can generate as much inequality as treating the same things differently.”-Kimberle Crenshaw, 1997
Write down this quote in your notebook. Then, take out your writing from yesterday with See More.
Intersection:
Race & Gender
Initial reactions...
Did you see or read The Help?
If so, what were your reactions? Love it? Hate it?
What social categories do you see represented in the following trailer?
Film:
The Help (2011)
Warm Up -11/17/16
Make a list of characters from movies or television that you felt accurately represented an aspect of your social identity.
Choose one of these characters and describe how you see yourself in the character.
Social identities include:
Gender, race, sexuality, class, age, ability, religion, marital status, military status, criminalization record, citizenship status, ethnicity, nationality...
Intersectionality isn’t just about identifying and analyzing the representation of social identity...
When we apply an intersectional lens, we need to examine our own social identities and how they frames our understanding.
While reading...
Coding and Annotations- 5 points for today’s work.
Coding | Annotations- short notes in margins |
?- questions raised | Jot your question in the margin |
Underline main ideas | Summarize main idea in one word |
!- interesting/new idea, an “aha!” moment | Jot down connections to other texts/class discussion |
Circle words you don’t know. | Look up word- write down synonym/short definition |
Take aways...
Do you think it is useful or valuable to apply an intersectional lens to media (films, music, advertising, theater, books, etc.)?
What are the benefits of applying an intersectional lens? What are the drawbacks?
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