reflection questions

Weekly Reflection Tips

Answer each question separately

Review the slides, they contain helpful definitions

When questions ask about readings, make sure to include at least one quotation (with page numbers)

But don’t let the quotation do all that talking. Explain what is significant about the quotation; the majority of your answer should be in your own words

When discussing media texts, be specific! Descriptions of exemplary scenes or sequences will best support your analysis

Use examples (both quotes and scenes) that go beyond what was covered in lecture. This will emphasize the originality of your ideas and demonstrate thoughtful engagement with course material

Question1

In “Stereotyping,” Richard Dyer critiques popular modes of (queer) characterization. According to Dyer, how do the “social type,” “stereotype,” and “individual” reinforce Western hegemony?

Question2

One Day at a Time (Netflix/Pop TV/TV Land, 2017-) is a remake of a white-cast sitcom. In your opinion, does the series’ engagement with its characters’ ethnic and sexual identities avoid “plastic representation?” Draw on at least one of this week’s readings and a scene or sequence from One Day at a Time to complete your answer.

One Day at a Time(also available on Netflix) :

https://depauledu-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/yzhou72_depaul_edu/EZxkCyvc3rNCq2L4T5HoyBoBhfA1vtlMaemS3pkmwgiabg?e=0DupQf