Assignment Type: Written essay. More information below. Length: 2-3 pages. Works cited page must be ...
Assignment Type: Written essay. More information below. Length: 2-3 pages. Works cited page must be included, but is not counted in the length. Source: 2 sources (at least one must be from class) Format: APA or MLA Submit: A PDF or Word document So far in this semester, we have considered how language shapes the way we communicate and understand ourselves and each other. We have also explored ways some have cultures have been (mis)represented. This essay invites you to use some of the readings from class to help you explain how parts of your own identity have been represented and how some have used (or might use) language to shift the ways others see these groups. To achieve this goal, you must use at least two sources, one of which must be from the class text. You are more than welcome to use two from class if that works for you. Questions you might reflect on in this paper: Main point 1: What intersecting parts of my identity are rarely seen or discussed in the media (or some other space such as politics, the workplace, etc.)? Or what intersecting parts of my identity are misrepresented in the media (or some other space such as politics, the workplace, etc)? For this question, it might be helpful to explore the cultural studies readings from Modules 5-7. Main point 2: Who plays a role in these (mis)representations? For this question, it might be helpful to explore the language readings from Modules 2-4. Main point 3: How have some started to resist these (mis)representations? Or how might I and others begin to resist these representations? For this question, you might look at some of your participation point posts or readings that discuss resistance, including those by Acton, hooks, Moore & Jones, or Grover As you plan your essay, use the outline below. The grading rubric (on Canvas) is based on this outline. If you plan to submit a video essay, please submit slides with the completed version of this outline on them. (For example, slide one would be a title slide, slide two would be the introduction slide, slide three would be the slide for main point one, and so on.) Introduction (about 1/4 page) Thesis that shows a bit about what the paper will be about. (This should include your chosen identity.) Preview of points. Main point 1 (about 1/2 page) Explain your chosen intersectional identity. (Examples of intersectional identities that we have read about so far include Black women, incarcerated men, and HIV+ queer people.) Explain how this intersectional identity is (mis)represented. It might be helpful to include both positive and negative ways, but not all of us will have that option. Use at least one direct quote in this section. Main point 2 (about 1/4 page) Explain who writes (or hires or chooses, if you are not focusing on the media) some of the characters above. Main point 3 (about 1/2 page) Explain one way that people are resisting the representations you discuss in main point 1 or explain one way you wish people would resist these representations. Explain a second way that people are resisting the representations you discuss in main point 1 or explain one way you wish people would resist these representations. Use at least one direct quote in this section. Conclusion (about 1/4 page) Restate the thesis. Review of points.
