Book:
https://search.library.oregonstate.edu/primo-explore/fulldisplay?vid=OSU&search_scope=everything&tab=default_tab&docid=CP71149918660001451&lang=en_US&context=L
Before you post in the Wk 1 DB, please make sure that you have watched this week’s films (Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, and Cinderella), completed the readings, and read the DB guidelines in the syllabus.
While you are welcome to share personal reflections and experiences, please remember that in a 300-level college course you are expected to demonstrate critical engagement with scholarship and your classmates’ posts. This is a space to practice using the language of the discipline and work through ideas you may want to explore for your final assignments. The DB is also a place to build community with your peers; please be respectful at all times.
I may be reading posts during the week, but will rarely step in with comments. I like to let students to build community by keeping the conversation going. I will provide specific individualized feedback in the gradebook comments.
Post #1: Friday at 11:59 PM PST (5 points)
You must answer all of the questions in the prompt, cite at least two readings (AuthorLastName PublicationYear, Page #), provide examples from the films, and apply an intersectional framework. You will not see your classmates’ posts until you have submitted your initial post.
How do the 3 classic Disney films you watched this week capture a princess narrative that is still promoted (even while it is challenged) for today’s audiences? How do they emphasize particular expectations around gender—what is expected of women and girls vs. men and boys? Who might this leave out?
What is intersectionality? What communities does the concept of intersectionality emerge from? How is intersectionality distinct from diversity? Why is it important to do intersectional work?
Discuss the importance of reading scholarship from a variety of perspectives in college courses. How can you think critically about popular culture and still enjoy it?
Post #2 and #3: Sunday at 11:59 PM PST (4 points)
Then, respond to two classmates’ posts. You must further the discussion by going beyond agreeing and disagreeing with your classmate. Ask questions, integrate examples from the films, cite at least one reading. Start to dig deeper into the ideas raised.
Post #4: Sunday at 11:59 PM PST (1 point)
Finally, post a final thought in your own thread or a classmate’s thread that can act like a conclusion for your thinking about these ideas this week. What did you learn from each other? After reading what your classmates have done, what else might you like to know more about this term?
Note: You will not be able to post anything after Sunday at 11:59 PM PST.
