Problem
Respond to the reflection prompts provided below. Utilize references from the assigned readings (below) and films (Race: The Power of an Illusion and Ethnic Notions) to back up your responses:
Difference Matters: Communicating Social Identity. Chapter 4: Race Matters. pp. 65-91.
Gender, race, and class in media (6th ed.). Media, Gender, and Feminism. The Whites of their Eyes: Racist Ideologies and the Media. pp. 107-109.
Reflection prompt 1: Difference Matters. Chapter 4: ID Check - Page 90, question #3 & 8
I. Before this class... What are some primary sources that have taught you about your race? What situations, if any, do you avoid because of concerns related to your race? (75-100 words.)
Reflection prompt 2: Difference Matters. Chapter 4: Reflection Matters - Page 91, question #10
II. If you watch prime-time television (if not consider a popular program or show that you have recently watched or streamed that is not from this class), how do the programs that you like portray race and race relations? How accurately do you think they tend to portray racial groups? Reference 1-2 pieces of evidence from the coursework/texts to back up your response. (75-100 words.)
Reflection prompt 3: Take-aways
III. What stood out to you the most from the films we watched this week (Race: The Power of an Illusion and Ethnic Notions)? Reference 1-2 pieces of evidence (time stamps) to back up your response. (75-100 words.)