Assignment task 1: Select a favorite media product; book, movie, television show, song, etc., and review it for evidence of aspects of your identity. Consider the questions below. They should guide your report.
- Are there people representative of your race/ethnicity, gender, class, etc.?
- How frequently do you see someone from one of the aspects of your identity? What roles do they hold?
- Are they primary or secondary roles? For example, if you pick a book, are the characters in the book who are the same gender or race as you main or support characters?
Assignment task 2: Search for evidence of how you are reflected in the cultural artifact you chose.
- How are the groups or categories that make up your identity represented in the media you selected?
- This is where you are searching for positive or negative representations of people similar to yourself in terms of race, gender, class, etc.