This class is in Cultural Diversity, so keep that in mind as a main theme.
This assignment requires that you watch the film, The Visitor, and respond to a series of questions. ( There are a few versions of the film, the one needed is by the director Thomas McCarthy and it stars, Richard Jenkins, Maggie Moore, Hiam Abbass and Amir Arison.)
In the film there is a social conflict that offers you an opportunity to explore and reflect on an experience that may be different from your usual family, work, or community.
After watching the film, answer the following questions in an essay. This should not be written in a question-and-answer format since it is a paper. Support your insights with class readings.
I have attached a list of readings in pdf format, important to cite at least 6 of them.
It is very important to quote especially from the following two texts at least 4 times (I don’t have them in pdf format though) in particular as they are the two main texts of the course.
Marsiglia,F.F.&Kulis,S.(2021). Diversity,OppressionandChange. (3rd ed.) Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0190059507; ISBN-10: 0190059508
Thomas, A.J. & Schwarzbaum, S.E. (2016). Culture and identity: Lifestoriesforcounselorsandtherapists(3rded.).Thousand Oaks,CA:SAGEPublications.
Besides quoting from the texts I mentioned the paper needs to have at least 3 other peer reviewed sources that are NOT from what I mentioned.
Use examples from the film to validate your impressions and be as specific! as possible.
Who is the visitor? Why do you consider this character the visitor?
How do factors of intersectionality at the micro level, (e.g. class, age, ethnicity, immigration status, etc.) of the lived experience reflect multiple interlocking systems of privilege and oppression at the macro, social-structural level (e.g. racism, classism, ageism, etc.)?
Using the film as an example, discuss Freires (2006) observation that the oppressors do not perceive their monopoly on having more as a privilege which dehumanizes others and themselves . . . The oppressed are regarded as potential enemies who must be watched (pp. 59).
What examples of strengths, perseverance, empowerment, resilience, pride, and/or determination did you observe among the characters behaviors and the playing out of social conflicts in the film?
What did you learn about the cultures portrayed in the film? What surprised you? What upset you? What moved you?
What did you learn about your own biases from the experience of watching the film and writing this paper?
Your references should come from professional academic journals. Do not use sites like Wikipedia, summary notes from the internet, newspapers, pop culture magazines, or movie reviews. Your total references should be used to substantiate your points, as needed. This is an opportunity to show your professor that you have been keeping up with the readings.
This is an essay and you must use APA (Seventh Edition) style for citations, and the reference page.
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