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How did switching genres from academic paper to podcast allow you to think in a different way about the subject of your paper? How did it allow you to use language differently? I think the biggest change in how I thought about the subject of my paper/podcast was that I needed to address and identify …
Podcast and Interview with Yvonne Otis
What does Adichie mean by “the single story”? Where in Yoshino’s writing do you see expectations for other people that are set by a single story of those people’s identities? What are the consequences for covering and authenticity? According to Adichie, “the single story” is representative of a certain perception of a group of people. …
What is Yoshino’s vision for a new civil rights and how does he think it can be achieved? Find, introduce, quote, and analyze a passage in which he lays out this vision. Then respond by evaluating his ideas. In your response, consider the following: Do you think his vision is possible? Is it something we should strive …
What does it mean to “modulate your outsider identity”? Discuss examples of situations where you or others might experience pressure to “modulate” or “surrender” parts of their/your identity. You might also discuss the reverse: not feeling pressure. Modulating your outsider identity means altering the parts of yourself that you share with others. While a person …
What do you think that Lalami would say about the advantages and disadvantages of changing in order to fit in? If an immigrant chose to fit in by adopting national principles, what might they do? What would you think of that choice? If an immigrant chose to fit in by conforming to national identity, what …
For your section, your job is to understand and explain by looking up unfamiliar words, names, places etc. to be sure you’re clear about the terminology and references Appiah is using. Your post should include a short summary, a link to a resource to explain a reference that Appiah makes, and a focus on what …
In “Digging in the Trash,” Joy asserts that “The truth is we live in a world where we don’t listen to people anymore. So often we’re just waiting for the next opening to respond. What we need to realize is that sometimes people don’t need advice. Sometimes people just need to be heard.” What parts of …
In the excerpt from Michael Lewis’s The Undoing Project, Dr. Redelmeier asks “everyone to slow down. To wait. Just a moment. Just to check their thinking—and to make sure they weren’t trying to force the facts into an easy, coherent, but ultimately false story” (215). Explore this recommendation for Joy, Ofri, or Baker, the TED …
In the introduction to Kahneman’s Google Talk, he’s credited with revealing “where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking.” How do the readings show where we can or cannot trust our fast thinking and the benefits of slow thinking? In other words, how do …
