Assignment:
Threaded throughout our study of American National Government is a diversity and inclusion component. This is addressed in various topic area in the book, and also this assignment.
Below are a series of Podcasts that relate to issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion. Please select one podcast to listen to (if you have a hearing impairment please contact me for further directions).
After you have listened to the podcast of your choice, please answer these questions in your essay
- What podcast did you select and why?
- In four sentences, summarize the content of this podcast
- What are three important things you learned in your listening? Why are these ideas/pieces of information important to you?
- What did you find surprising or important in what you read?
- How did the podcast give you a different perspective and why does this perspective matter? How can you use what you have learned?
After writing your main essay, the assignment requires you to also read the essays of your peers and ask questions, supply alternative perspectives (in a respectful way), add research and analysis etc. Be sure to not just offer your opinion but rather, offer a research and factually based reply.
Please select one podcast to listen to below:
Zip Code Destiny
Emma, Carrie, Vivian: How A Family Became A Test Case For Forced Sterilizations
Location! Location! Location!
In the Shadow of Statues
Is Race Science Making a Comeback?