Identity and Difference

Calendar

Week #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Introduction to Course	Viewing: American Tongues. Louis Alvarez and Andy Kolker. Center for New American Media, 1998.
2	Studying Identity and Difference: Concepts
3	Analytic Perspectives: Bodies	Viewing: One in 2000. Ajae Clearway. Polyvinyl Pictures, 2007.
4	Analytic Perspectives: What is “Identity?” “Difference?”
5	Analytic Perspectives: Deviance	First draft of first written assignment due in class
6	Deviance and Stigma: The Outer Limits of Identity	First written assignment handed back, with comments
7	Sexuality	Final draft of first written assignment due Viewing: Sunflowers. J. P. Tepnapa. SkyAngel Films, 2001.
9	Gender	First draft of first written assignment due Viewing: You Don’t Know Dick. Bestor Cram and Candace Schermerhorn. Northern Light Productions, 1996.
10	Religion; Social Class	Second written assignment handed back, with comments Viewing: People Like Us: Social Class in America. Louis Alvarez and Andy Kolker. Center for New American Media, 2001.
11	Ethnicity	Final draft of second written assignment due Viewing: Black Indians: An American Story. Chip Richie and Daniel Blake Smith. Rich-Heape Films, 2001. Optional first draft of third written assignment due in the next week
13	Race	Optional first draft of third written assignment handed back, with comments Viewing: Selections from bro’ Town. The Naked Samoans. Firehorse Films, 2004-2009.
14	Race, Gender, Ethnicity I	Final draft of third written assignment due Viewing: One of African American Lives: Listening to Our Past. Graham Judd. Kunhardt Productions, 2006. Me Broni Ba (My White Baby). Akosua Adoma Owasu and Adowa Adu-Gyamfi. 2009.
15	Race, Gender, Ethnicity II	Student presentations Viewing: Miss Navajo. Billy Luther. World of Wonder, 2007.