Watch Junot Díaz: Immigrants, Masculinity, Nerds and Art (Chicago Humanities Festival), Clips A, B & C (23:00 min. total watch time). Jot down your observations and note and commentary and/or points you find interesting for all questions pertaining to each clip. Feel free to work individually or in teams of (2). If you work in teams, be sure that each team member submits a separate copy of this [PP] Activity, even if the responses are the same. Include the names of all members that collaborated on the activity. Individual submission ensures that you will receive a grade for this assignment.
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📁 Participation Portfolio
Monday October 30, 2023
I. 📁[PP] Activity 5 | Junot Díaz
On your own: Watch Junot Díaz: Immigrants, Masculinity, Nerds and Art (Chicago Humanities Festival), Clips A, B & C (23:00 min. total watch time). Jot down your observations and note and commentary and/or points you find interesting for all questions pertaining to each clip. Feel free to work individually or in teams of (2). If you work in teams, be sure that each team member submits a separate copy of this [PP] Activity, even if the responses are the same. Include the names of all members that collaborated on the activity. Individual submission ensures that you will receive a grade for this assignment. Content from interview clips and [PP] Activity appears in Pop Quiz 1. By the end of scheduled class time @10:45am: Submit 📁[PP] Activity 5 (Tab on Canvas: Participation Portfolio). Respond directly on the template on Canvas, or copy/paste.
PASO 1:
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📁[PP] Activity | Junot Díaz |
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Chicago Humanities Festival (2013) 1:02:41 |
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Clip A 🎬 2:45 ➔ 12:44 min. · 1. What is Díaz’ stance on immigrant narratives in relation to American literature? · 2. What does Díaz point out about the conversations his literary characters are having about Dominicanness? · 3. What is Díaz referring to when he talks about “the vocabulary of inside and outside?” Support your response with examples from the interview. · 4. What does Díaz have to say about Dominican diasporic feminism? |
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Clip B 🎬 25:00 ➔ 28:00 min. · 1. Briefly describe the snapshot Díaz renders of his own coming-of-age in the 1980s. |
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Clip C 🎬 37:45 ➔ 47:00 min. · 1. How does Díaz explain “masculine privilege?” What examples does he give from his youth? · 2. What does Díaz have to say about masculinity and racism in response to Joe Díaz’ question? · 3. What stood out to you in this interview? |
PASO 2: Please take a moment to reflect on the content of this interview. Write a brief reflection describing your reaction, observations, feelings and analysis of the discussion. Refer to specific examples and commentary whenever possible. Minimum 100 words.