Sociology

Sociology

After seeing the movie “Dear White People.”

A. Other than black, identify two marked identities evident in the movie. (You may answer this in regards to one character with two marked identities or two characters.) Be sure to address dimensions & determination of markedness, as well as the consequences.

B. Compare and contrast how two of the primary characters (Sam, Lionel, CoCo, Troy, and Dean Fairbanks) manage the contradictory status of “being a black face in a white place.” (Wrestling the angel of contradiction readings and one other.)

C. In what ways are students at Winchester University engaged in acts of ethnic renewal/reculturation? What do they stand to gain? (American Indian Ethnic Renewal readings and one other.)