Multimedia Presentations
This semester, you will be responsible for a multimedia presentation based upon a TV-based topic:
Requirements:
- Approximately 10 minutes in length
- 10-12 slides in length—cover slide and works cited not included in total
- Include at least 1 multimedia clip (no longer than 1.5 minutes in length)—embedded clips are highly recommended
- MLA Style works cited slide—not included in total and not presented
- Should be submitted to Canvas no later than day of presentation
Notes:
- You may utilize any presentation program you like (PowerPoint, Keynote, Prezi, etc.)
- Introduction and conclusion slides are mandatory—presentations without an introduction and/or conclusion cannot score higher than a C
Sign-up forms:
Topics:
- Does Not Compute: Can Technology Racially Discriminate?
- Who are the Amish?
- Asian Icons on TV: Lt. Sulu, Kelly Kapoor, and Dr. Cristina Yang
- Understanding the Rodney King Riots
- A Brief History of Muslims in America
- Latine, Latinx, Hispanic, and Latino: Terms Defined
- Anatomy of a Banned Book: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- Dishonored: The Laura Ingalls Wilder Controversy
- Discarded and Forgotten: The Plight of the Amerasians
- Why Bridgerton Matters
- The Debate Over Disney’s Song of the South
- White Evangelicals: A Snapshot
- Baseball Breakthroughs: Moses Fleetwood Walker, Luis Castro, and Masanori Murakami
- Accents of New York: Queens, Brooklyn, and The Bronx
- Native American Sports Names and Mascots: Inside the Debate
- A Brief Introduction to Blaxploitation
- Deplorable: Inside DW Griffith’s Birth of a Nation
- Transracialism: Rachel Dolezal, Hilaria Baldwin, and Racial Identity
- Who are the Cajuns and Creoles?
- The Elite: Inside America's Black Upper Class
- The Generations by Race: Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z
- Why The Cosby Show Mattered
- Latino Icons on TV: Ricky Ricardo, Ugly Betty, and Gloria Pritchett
- The Poorest Whites: Life in Appalachia
- How #OscarsSoWhite Changed Hollywood
- Five American Scientists of Color You Should Know
- Thank You, (Don't) Come Again: The Battle Over Apu
- Why Ms. Marvel Matters
- Lost History: The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
- What to Know About DNA Ancestry Tests
- A Brief History of Passing in America
- Nachos, Mozzarella Sticks, and Fortune Cookies: How America Transformed Mexican, Italian, and Chinese Foods
- To be “Shanghaied” in Portland
- Accents of America: Boston, Minnesota, and the Mississippi Delta
- Understanding the Zoot Suit Riots
- A Brief History of the Chinese in America
- Who are the WASPs?
- The Colored Comet: Why Jackie Robinson Mattered
- Lost History: The Los Angeles Chinese Massacre of 1871
- Racially White, Ethnically Hispanic: On the Confusing
Classifications of Latinos on the US Census
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Sec. 96 Schedule:
Week 7:
Miguel V. - Understanding the Rodney King Riots
Week 8:
Sam S. - How #OscarsSoWhite Changed Hollywood
Week 9:
Camila S - Accents of New York: Queens, Brooklyn, and The Bronx
Week 10:
Erick D. - Understanding the Zoot Suit RiotsRyan M. - Why Ms. Marvel Matters
Week 11:
Nancy N. - Discarded and Forgotten: The Plight of AmerasiansMinh T. - A Brief History of Muslims in AmericaEric G. - The Poorest Whites: Life in Appalachia
Week 12:
Anderson C. - A Brief History of the Chinese in AmericaEthan H. - Transracialism: Rachel Dolezal, Hilaria Baldwin, and Racial Identity- Carla M. - Latino Icons on TV: Ricky Ricardo, Ugly Betty, and Gloria Pritchett
Week 13:
Roberto P. - The Generations by Race: Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen ZCandy M. - Latine, Latinx, Hispanic, and Latino: Terms DefinedDavis V. - Five American Scientists of Color You Should Know
Week 14:
Jasmine S. - Who are the Amish?Audrey B. - What to Know About DNA Ancestry TestsFrancisco P. - The Elite: Inside America's Black Upper Class
Week 15:
- Crystal B. - Racially White, Ethnically Hispanic: On the Confusing Classifications of Latinos in the US Census
- Frank V. - The Colored Comet: Why Jackie Robinson Mattered
Week 16:
- Loren P. - A Brief History of Passing in America
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Sec. 97 Schedule:
Week 9:
Keijon S. - The Debate Over Disney’s Song of the SouthVed J. - Does Not Compute: Can Technology Racially Discriminate?Sofia A. - How #OscarsSoWhite Changed Hollywood
Week 10:
Greta F. - Latine, Latinx, Hispanic, and Latino: Terms DefinedCloud T. - White Evangelicals: A Snapshot
Week 11:
Sarah D. - The Poorest Whites: Life in AppalachiaTiffany T. - What to Know About DNA Ancestry TestsJennifer P. - A Brief History of Muslims in America
Week 12:
Christian L. - Five American Scientists of Color you Should KnowThy T. - Lost History: The Los Angeles Chinese Massacre of 1871Anthony G - Accents of New York: Queens, Brooklyn, and The Bronx
Week 13:
- Ekjot M. - Nachos, Mozzarella Sticks, and Fortune Cookies: How America Transformed Mexican, Italian, and Chinese Foods
- Kelly L. - Asian Icons on TV: Lt. Sulu, Kelly Kapoor, and Dr. Cristina Yang
- Riley A. - Ready to Heat and Serve: The History of TV Dinners
Week 14:
- Juan B. - Latino Icons on TV: Ricky Ricardo, Ugly Betty, and Gloria Pritchett
- Caleb S. - Transracialism: Rachel Dolezal, Hilaria Baldwin, and Racial Identity
Week 15:
- Jana Mariel D. - Five American Scientist of Color You Should Know About
- Edward R. - Who are the WASPs?
Week 16:
- Kyleigh G. - Why Ms. Marvel Matters
- Evelyn A. - Lost History: The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre