communication class assignment
Purpose of the Assignment:
The purpose of this assignment is to continue engaging with the growing body of research regarding the intersections among Sexual Identity, Culture, and Communication from an intersectional lens. There are various options listed below for you to engage with for the final project. I am looking for you to have fun, get creative, AND educate us. Essentially you are going to find a creative way to teach a theory/topic to the class (and perhaps beyond…). This could mean expanding upon something that you do not see covered well enough in Queer: A Graphic History or jumping into a whole other area of Sexual Identity and Communication. Perhaps you are even inspired by yours or another’s group project! With every option you will write an artist statement modeled after LeMaster’s Artist Statement for Circles.
Requirements for all assignments:
Artist Statement including but not limited to:
Definition of the topic/theory you are researching.
Brief history of the topic/theory you are researching.
How your work illustrates this/educates us.
Why this matters to you.
This should be between 1.5 – 3 pages long.
Here is the link to Circles so you can see the model for this.
http://liminalities.net/10-2/circles.html
List of Works Cited
Regardless of project research must be part of it. This could be shown in your artist statement, within the graphic novella, video, or zine. No matter which option you choose though, it should be clear you used peer- reviewed research as well as pop-culture research as part of this project.
5 Peer-Reviewed Sources
5 Popular-Culture Sources
If you are having trouble getting started, check out this link:
http://www.toptenreviews.com/software/articles/how-to-create-a-graphic-novel- with-drawing-software/
you have two options for this work, you can choose either option one or two.
Options:
Option One—Graphic Novella: If you choose the graphic novel option, you will choose a theory and topic you would like to engage with more. You will then create a graphic novel that explores this topic. There are various ways of doing this including, but not limited to: collage, sketching, computer programs, etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphic_novel
– 10 Pages that must be the equivalent size of Queer: A Graphic History
– This means that they can be smaller but then you must have more pages. It is likely it will be longer than this because you may need more space to expand upon your topic.
-Be inspired by/or include: 5 Peer-Reviewed Sources and 5 Popular-Culture Sources
Option Two—Zine: If you choose the Zine option you will choose a theory and topic you would like to engage with more. You will then create a zine that explores this topic.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zine
-10 Pages that must be the equivalent size of Queer: A Graphic History
-This means that they can be smaller but then you must have more pages. It is likely it will be longer than this because you may need more space to expand upon your topic.
-Be inspired by/or include: 5 Peer-Reviewed Sources and 5 Popular-Culture Sources
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A stream of soft light burst from the window lighting up the room. It was morning already. Fortunately, it was Friday. Mark Kim turned to the other side of the bed. He had a soaring headache from drinking too much with his friends in one of the gay bars located in Nairobi. In the past years, he had grown accustomed to the drink since that was the only thing which made him feel happy in his life. Only a drink made the night all better. He was sure that John who laid on a couch that was located in the living room would admit that as well.
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