Choose at least one other information source that relates to the video topic(s). Write a 2-3 page reflective paper about the video topic(s) and additional research you do.

Assignment Question

This assignment is your largest writing assignment. You will be selecting one of the videos below to watch, analyze and discuss.

In addition to the video you will choose at least one other information source that relates to the video topic(s). You will write a 2-3 page reflective paper about the video topic(s) and additional research you do. This is an opportunity for you to learn more about a topic that has personal and professional interest for you: and relates to this course. As you can see, you have a variety from which to choose.  APA Formatting and Style Guide (7th Edition) – Purdue OWL® – Purdue University

TITLE: Who’s Black in America? (42 min) This informative and thought-provoking video is an excellent portrayal of the confusion that can be experienced by multi-racial/ethnic individuals living in the USA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWcs7YsZVuY

TITLE: Identity: In & Beyond Binary (1 hr. 3 min) This 60 min documentary features trans, genderqueer, butch and queer people interviewed on their varied experiences with gender identity. Addressing topics from hormones to employment to growing up, “Identity” is a series of enlightening and heartfelt interviews. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX5CfNWGqjc&index=3&t=14s&list=PLpf31C99rxu0xBTkrQNgeyaCSa7-2iDuo TITLE: The One Percent – Documentary (1 hr. 16 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK35cxb3rkA

In this hard-hitting, but humorous documentary Jamie Johnson exploring the rich. He began documenting Born Rich-a little further. One percent refers to the tiny percentage of Americans, who own massive wealth in the US. This wealth in the hands of so few people poses a threat to the democratic way of life. Johnson grabbed the story through interviews with Robert Reich, Adnan Khashoggi, Bill Gates Sr. and Steve Forbes. Others included are Milton Friedman, the economist who coined the term “domino effect”. It also shows how the other half lives, with real-world examples of the wealth gap: it takes a visit from a rundown housing project in Chicago, walks around with a cab driver, and sees the human toll of the economy of Florida sugar industry. Johnson’s film is at its strongest when it shows how the work of the super-rich preserves their own plutocracy. As a member of the family “Johnson & Johnson”, he gets access to an exclusive wealth conference in which the overreaching learn strategies to maintain its assets, and the personal management style of some of the richest agricultural employers.

TITLE: I Am Not Your Negro (94 mins) https://blackhawk.kanopy.com/video/i-am-not-your-negro In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, Remember This House. The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and successive assassinations of three of his close friends–Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. At the time of Baldwin’s death in 1987, he left behind only thirty completed pages of his manuscript. Now, in his new documentary, filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished. The result is a radical, up-to-the-minute examination of race in America, using Baldwin’s original words and archival materials. I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO is a journey into black history that connects the past of the Civil Rights movement to the present of #BlackLivesMatter. It is a film that questions black representation in Hollywood and beyond. And, ultimately, by confronting the deeper connections between the lives and assassination of these three leaders, Baldwin and Peck have produced a work that challenges the definition of what principles America stands for.

TITLE: I Am Divine (90 minutes) https://blackhawk.kanopy.com/video/i-am-divine Packed with interviews and clips, this dynamic, and poignant portrait of the legendary Divine brings to life a complex understanding of John Waters’s favored muse. I Am Divine is the story of Divine, aka Harris Glenn Milstead, from his humble beginnings as an overweight, teased Baltimore youth to internationally recognized drag superstar through his collaboration with filmmaker John Waters. Spitting in the face of the status quos of body image, gender identity, sexuality, and preconceived notions of beauty, Divine was the ultimate outsider turned underground royalty. With a in-your-face style, he blurred the line between performer and personality, and revolutionized pop culture. I Am Divine is a biographical portrait that charts the icon’s emotional complexities and rise to infamy. TITLE: More Than a Word (70 minutes) https://blackhawk.kanopy.com/video/more-word An exploration of Native American-based mascots, especially the Washington Redskins, and their impact on real-life attitudes, issues, and policies. Through interviews with scholars, tribal leaders, lawyers, policy experts, activists, and Washington Redskins fans, the film explores the history of the slanderous term “redskin,” and delves into cultural stereotypes of Native Americans and their relationship to history. Ultimately, the film argues for representations that honor and celebrate the humanity of Indigenous people.

TITLE: In the Shadows; Undocumented Immigration in America (49 minutes) https://blackhawk.kanopy.com/video/shadows-2 This film, a modern day “Grapes of Wrath,” follows Jairo and his extended family of undocumented immigrants from their home in Mexico to a dairy farm in the USA in search of a better life and a means to send money home to their struggling families. Along the way, they encounter dangerous border crossing conditions and a run-in with immigration authorities. This film explores why immigration remains an enduring issue for our country. Be sure to include citations and references in all submissions.