How are privilege, oppression, and difference created in interpersonal communication?
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Avatar the Last Airbender: The Great Divide Season 1 Episode 11 (Netflix)
This episode features Aang, a powerful “airbender” testing is peacemaking skills on two tribes of people who have been feuding for generations. Your job with the paper is to use concepts from the readings and lectures this week to explain the role of communication or language in producing and maintaining consequential, societal-level differences. You will have to go slightly beyond what the show portrays in order to address the central question of this assignment: how are privilege, oppression, and difference created in interpersonal communication? Your essay should be roughly 500 words (no more than 750), include a central thesis that answers this prompt and is defended by examples and quotes from the show. Grades are awarded based on clarity of argument, comprehension of course concepts, and depth of insight. See the following rubric:
| Articulates a clear argument, including a thesis and examples from the show | /4 |
| Clearly demonstrates understanding of course concept | /3 |
| Provides unique insight/goes beyond surface explanations to analysis
Aka the “oh daaaaang” factor |
/2 |
| Submits a clean paper that covers all requirements (grammar, word count, etc.) | /1 |
A papers should . . . .
- Articulate the barrier you are addressing
- Draw on class materials to explain the course concept you are using to explain the role of communication in producing/maintaining that barrier
- Use specific examples/quotes from the episode
- Make a unique or creative argument that is well-defended
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