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The Danger of a Single Story

The Danger of a Single Story. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Warm-Up 5/19. Choose one of the following and apply it to the question below: Texas, Pakistan, China, Canada, Tokyo, Tijuana, Las Vegas, Paris, Salt Lake City, Dubai, Watts, Washington D.C., or Beverly Hills.

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The Danger of a Single Story

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  1. The Danger of a Single Story Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

  2. Warm-Up 5/19 • Choose one of the following and apply it to the question below: Texas, Pakistan, China, Canada, Tokyo, Tijuana, Las Vegas, Paris, Salt Lake City, Dubai, Watts, Washington D.C., or Beverly Hills. • What would your life be like (daily activities, personality, world view, religion, clothing, lifestyle, language, politics, social class, food etc.) if you had been born and raised in ________________?

  3. How are we fed a single story? • Television • Movies • Magazines • Advertisements • Assumptions • Upbringing • History Textbooks

  4. Single Story Questions • What is feminine? • What is masculine? • What is beautiful? • What is exotic? • What is intelligent? • Who decides?

  5. Naomi’s Single Story

  6. Cinderella • Beauty Ideals • Prince Charming • False View of Relationships • Happily Ever After • Marriage Equals Success • Finding a Spouse Solves All Problems • Nice = Beautiful Ugly = Mean

  7. Kenneth and Mamie Clark • Testified in Brown vs. Board of Ed. • Fought for the desegregation of schools • 1940’s Doll Study • American Psychological Association President 1970-1971 • Current Doll Studies (Kiri Davis, MSNBC)

  8. Less Knowledge Lack of Logic and Reasoning Narrow Worldview More susceptible to the danger of a single story Accumulation of POV Powers of Reasoning Powers of Logic Broader Worldview Despite these facts adults are still susceptible to the danger of a single story Children vs. Adults

  9. When reading your story think about: • What POV the story is written from • Who is represented in the story • Who is underrepresented in the story • Stereotypes and Generalizations • Positive and Negative Effects • Words and Visual Images

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