WATCH: Danger of a Single Story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg
WATCH: Spoken word/poetry about gender and sexual identity by poet StacyAnn Chin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LV_aqf0XVc
WATCH: Retrospective overview of filmmaker Marlon Rigg’s work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e801rqOZ8jQ
WRITE: Exploring any writing style (poem, stream of consciousness, essay) and if you would like as EXTRA CREDIT add an ACCOMPANYING CREATIVE reflection (video, drawing, painting, song, dance) RESPOND to the following prompts through your creative expression AND expository reflective
writing POST together as one document HERE:
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Discuss: what are the single stories that have been told about you and the different aspectsof your identities? Gender? Sexuality? Culture? Ethnicity?
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The single stories that have been projected on to you by your family? community?media? society?
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Then discuss: who are you really? Describe the aspects of your identity, your personhood, that are most important to you.
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What is the truest creative expression of yourself?
- How does your understanding of self relate to your interest for your final project about gender/sexuality and justice?
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