SOC 338 African Americans and the Media
SOC 338 African Americans and the Media
Week 3 African Americans and the Media (team assignment)
This assignment reviews the cultural impact artists may have had specifically in the Harlem Renaissance and the Modern Day. This could be from a variety of artists.
Write a 1,050- to 1,200-word paper comparing the cultural impact of two artists, one from the time of the Harlem Renaissance and one Modern Day, and their treatment in the media. You can select an actor or actress, author, visual or performing artist, or another kind of artist, but you must select both from each period. For example, if you select an actress from the Harlem Renaissance, you want to select an actress from the Present/Modern Day.
Summarize their influences on popular culture by exploring the following facets for each:
Their unique contributions to their profession.
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Their influence or legacy within their profession.
Characterize the reaction to and portrayal of each artist from critics, journalists or others from their time period. Was it positive? Negative? Neither? Nonexistent?
Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word paper that responds to an essay in the readings regarding inequalities African Americans face.
Include whether you feel the author makes a valid claim or if you disagree, and why.
Locate and cite a peer-reviewed article that supports your position and address the following:
Identify the inequality discussed by the author and how it differs from other types.
Does this inequality affect African American political and economic power? Why or why not?
Does this inequality affect whether African Americans receive the same treatment by the legal system? Why or why not?
Do you feel the inequality is experienced equally by African Americans of different classes, or those of higher or lower economic status? Explain why.
Do you feel African Americans who assimilate the dominant culture face the same inequalities as those who resist assimilation?