Start today, finish next class (Friday). Due by end of Friday's block.
Intersectionality, Privilege, and The Danger of a Single Story/Narrative 1. In your own words, what is intersectionality? Why is it important to consider? 2. What are the intersections that both essay authors - and the book editor - have in common? What do they have in common with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (TedTalk - “The Danger of a Single Story”? 3. What had a young woman been told about Mona Eltahawy? She states she knew they were “meant as insults” (p. 3), but what purpose were they intended to serve? What does this suggest about the people who are saying these things, and their assumptions/prejudices/biases? 4. What is the “trifecta of oppressions” of which she speaks? What are the “rocks” and “hard places” this particular group of people face? 5. Eltahawy believes the “role of the writer” is to do what? What does this mean? 6. Toni Cade Bambara stated, in 1982: “As a cultural worker who belongs to an oppressed people, my job is to make revolution irresistible.” What might an “irresistible revolution” look like? Consider a current cause in the world that you care about - what would make that cause into an “irresistible revolution” for you? (review what she says about what revolutions do to the privileged and complacent among us - p. 7) 7. Why does Eltahawy say “we must jump off that see-saw” (p. 9). What is “the see-saw” (it’s a metaphor), and how does the jumping off make a difference or change? 8. What does Rafiq compare herself to, on p. 200 of her essay, as she crosses the ocean and lands in a new country? Does this help you imagine how she’s feeling? Is it a useful comparison (simile)? 9. How was being Black and being Muslim at odds for her, in Britain? Explain, giving a few details from the essay. 10. What is the connection to whiteness or fairness in the Muslim community? How does this affect Black Muslims (perhaps disproportionately Black Muslim women)? 11. How do these essays tie into the theme of “a single story” and how that can be “dangerous”? Write a 4-5 sentence paragraph explaining some connections; link to your own life, experiences, what you’ve seen or witnessed, and/or some things you might be thinking about now that you hadn’t before.
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