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1.Reading Comprension Questions
1. (Sorrells) Is global cultural homogenization a good or bad thing? Explain.
2. (Sorrells) How does the person encoding the message influence the way someone might decode the message? (There are many ways to answer this question, just answer it in the way you see fit.)
3. (Sorrells) What is culture jamming?
NOTE: The Chappelle reading uses the n-word in reference to Chappelle using it to name one of his skits. Please do not use this work in your posts. I’ll talk about why in this week’s video.
4. (Chappelle) Why did Dave Chappelle quit creating The Chappelle Show?
5. (Chappelle) How does satire influence the way the audience understands the complexity of race? (This is discussed in the conclusion.)2. Creating a Television Show
1. Pick an identity you feel is mis- or under-represented in the media. Describe how you think they are represented in a problematic way.
2. Create a synopsis of a television show that would allow you to correct this representation. Write this as if you’re trying to persuade someone to pick up your television show.
3. How does your background knowledge on these identities affect the way you might encode them?
4. What will you do to make up for the blindspots?
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1.Reading Comprehension Questions
1. (Atypical) What is your dominant reading of the representation of Sam (the main character)? (Use Sorrells Chapter 6 as a reference)
2. (Atypical) What is your oppositional reading of the representation of Sam (the main character)? (Use Sorrells Chapter 6 as a reference)
3. (Sorrells) Name and explain the four stages of intercultural romantic relationship development.
4. (Sorrells) Provide one way you can be an intercultural ally to someone you know.
2.Interability Relationships
1. The textbook does not cover interability relationships and they are important ones to understand. Do some research on this type of relationship (Just Google, this research can be informal). Share a YouTube video that you think your fellow classmates could benefit from.
2. Describe what you think is useful about this video. Give at least three things.
3. Finally, describe where this video might fail or where it might create problems for someone who has the particular disability discussed.
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1.Reading Comprehension Questions
1. (Sorrells) Name at least three things a neoliberal might advocate for.
2. (Sorrells) Sorrells believes a key element of understanding capitalism is understanding the complex relationship between three groups of people. Name these three groups. Of these three groups, which do you feel is most important? Explain.
3. (Sorrells) Is it possible to celebrate a culture you are not part of without exploiting it? Explain. (This is your opinion, but use the text to help.)
4. (Bhutto) What about this article would you like to share with those who do not understand much about Islam?
(Bhutto) What does she say about Islam and gender? (She says a few things, just describe one of them.)
2.Westernization and Neoliberalism
Some believe yoga is yet another thing that has become Westernized. For them, this is a problem because Westernization tends to strip the spiritual part of yoga away. On the other hand, some Westerners believe yoga is just another way to improve their mind and body through exercise. Do some quick research on the history of yoga, as well as various opinions of it, then answer the following questions.
1. Explain one non-Western perspective on yoga that you found to be insightful, even if you don’t agree with it.
2. Explain one Western perspective on yoga that you found to be insightful, even if you don’t agree with it.
3. Based on this research, how might those who practice yoga in the West do so with empathy of the non-Western perspective? (This is not to say they have to do this. This is only for those who want to do this.)
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1.Reading Comprehension Questions
1. (Sorrells) When examining an intercultural conflict, name and explain at least two things you might look at through the micro frame?
2. (Sorrells) When examining an intercultural conflict, name and explain at least two things you might look at through the meso frame?
3. (Sorrells) When examining an intercultural conflict, name and explain at least two things you might look at through the macro frame?
4. (Alexander) Why does the author believe racial colorblindness is a negative thing for society?
5. (Alexander) How does the current system of mass incarceration mirror earlier systems of racialized social control in the United States?
2. Killer Mike’s Trigger Warnings
Watch parts of Trigger Warning Episode 3 (14 minutes through 20 minutes). It helps to watch the whole thing, but I want you to focus on this part.
You are going to step into the shoes of Killer Mike and one other person from the show. Then, answer the following questions.
Killer Mike
1. How might the micro level help you understand how Killer Mike approached this? Pick one part of this level and do some background on Killer Mike here.
2. How might the meso level help you understand how Killer Mike approached this? Pick only one part to explore.
3. How might the macro level help you understand how Killer Mike approached this? Pick only one part to explore.
One other person (name them)
4. How might the micro level help you understand how they approached this? Pick one part of this level and do some background on them if you can.
5. How might the meso level help you understand how they approached this? Pick only one part to explore.
6. How might the macro level help you understand how they approached this? Pick only one part to explore.
7. Overall, do you like the way this interaction went? Why/why not?
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1.Reading Comprehension Questions
1. (Sorrells) The book describes the goal of social justice. After looking at this goal, answer this question: What might be the most difficult part of achieving this goal?
2. (Sorrells) Why is invitational rhetoric a useful form of rhetoric when dealing with intercultural communication?
3. (Forbidden) What is one part of this documentary that you want to know more about?
4. (Forbidden) According to this documentary, what makes being queer AND undocumented so challenging compared to being queer and having documentation?
Intercultural Praxis
1. Pick an intercultural conflict from the documentary (Forbidden: Undocumented and Queer in Rural America). Describe the exchange quickly.
2. Pick one of the people from the conflict.
3. Then, walk through the parts of the intercultural praxis while stepping in the shoes of the person you picked above. You’ll be walking through this in order to better understand why the conflict happened and what you could do about it next time.