PROJECT#1

1.Revisedessentialquestionforproject#1

Whyarethelivesandopinionsofprivilegedgroupsinsocietytypicallyregardedasmore
importantthanthoseofoppressedgroups,especiallyindividualswhofaceintersectionality,
andwhatroledoprivilegedgroupsplayinaffectingthedaytodaylivesofthesepeople?

2.Doesyourrevisedessentialquestionforproject#1meetthefollowingcriteria?

xYes
NoYouressentialquestionisopenendedthatis,ittypicallywillnothave
asingle,final,andcorrectanswer.
xYes

NoYouressentialquestionisthoughtprovokingandintellectually

engaging,oftensparkingdiscussionanddebate.
xYes

NoYouressentialquestioncallsforhigherorderthinking,suchas
analysis,inference,evaluation,prediction.Itcannotbeeffectively
answeredbyrecallalone.

xYes

NoYouressentialquestionpointstowardimportant,transferableideas

within(andsometimesacross)disciplines.
xYes

NoYouressentialquestionraisesadditionalquestionsandsparks
furtherinquiry.

xYes

NoYouressentialquestionrequiressupportandjustification,notjustan
answer.

xYes

NoYouressentialquestionrecursovertimethatis,thequestioncan
andshouldberevisitedagainandagain.

3.Basedontheaboveassessment,doyouhaveanyrevisionstoyourquestionfor
project#1?Ifyes,reviseitintheboxbelow.Ifno,thencopythequestionyoustarted
withintotheboxbelow.
Whyarethelivesandopinionsofprivilegedgroupsinsocietytypicallyregardedas
moreimportantthanthoseofoppressedgroups,especiallyindividualswhoface

intersectionality,andwhatroledoprivilegedgroupsplayinaffectingthedaytoday
livesofthesepeople?

Edgar

Thesubtlechangesyoumadetothisessentialquestion(above)aregood!Itsclearthat
youarelookingattheprivilegedvstheoppressed(andsomewhereinthisprojectthough
notintheessentialquestionitselfyouaregoingtowanttodefinewhoyouputineach
category)andhaveaparticularinterestinfolkswhofaceintersectionality(andthereforefall
intomultiplecategoriesofoppression).Wethinkthatthisquestionoffersagood,
overarchingdirectionandpurposefortheoverallproject.

4.Researchquestionsthatyouwouldinvestigateinrelationtoyourrevisedessential
questionforproject#1(pleaseincludeasmanyasyouthinkarerelevanttoyour
project).

Sonowthatyouhavetheoverarchingessentialquestionand(below)haveaclear
visionforwhattheprojectwouldlooklike,letsbemorespecificintheprimary
researchquestion.Woulditbesomethinglike:

Whataretheexperiencesofpeoplewhofaceintersectionalityandtowhatextentarethese
experiencesaffectedbytheactionsofmembersofprivilegedgroupsinsociety?

Thisquestionseemstobedrivingyourresearch(itsimplicitinallthequestionsyou
hadbelow).Doyouthinkitcaptureswhatyouwanttodoastheresearchanddata
collectionthatwouldprecedeyourfinalproject?

(BTWarewetalkingaboutpeoplelivingintheUSoristhisamoreglobalquestion?)

Thefollowingaresolidsecondaryresearchquestions(questionsthatneedtobe
answeredtoansweryourresearchquestion.)
Howoftendoesbeinginmanymarginalizedgroupsinfluenceapersonslifeona
dailybasis?
Whatactionscarriedoutbynonoppressedpeopledotheoppressedfeelaffectthem
/continuetokeepthemdown?
Howmindfuloftheseactionsarenonoppressedpeople?
Whatareharmfulnotionsandthoughtspeoplehaveontheoppressedgroupin
question?
Whatroledoesintersectionalityplayinthelivesofpeoplewhofaceissuesstemming
fromit?
whatarethehardshipsthatarefaced?
Howawarearethosewhodontfacethesehardshipsoftheirexistence?

5.Giveusabrief,oneparagraphdescriptionofyourproposedprojectforproject#1.

Theprojectforthisquestionwouldbetocreateanarrativefilmthatisinspiredbythe
accountsofpeoplewhofaceintersectionality(i.eaqueerwomenofcolor).Thefinalfilm
wouldcloselyfollowthedaytodaylifeofonepersonwhoexperiencesintersectionality
issues,andthelifeofthenonoppressedpeoplearound

them.Thefilmwouldbestructuredinawaythatshowshowtheactionsandthoughtsofthe
privilegedpeopleaffectthemaincharacter.exactlyhowitplaysoutdependsonthe
informationIget.

(Sidenote:Thisprojectisnottheonementionedinfacing)<Edgar:Really?Itseemsso
similartothescreenplayyoudescribedaboutthebiLatinawomanwhofacedhostilityfrom
herfamily.Ifyouaregoingtocontinueyourworkonthatscreenplayandturnitintoafilm
asyourCapstoneprojectafterdoingconsiderablydeeperresearchonthetopic,thats
okay.AskingabouttheprojectyoumentionedinFacingwasnotawayofsayingyoucant
pursuethatbutrathertogetclarityonwhatyouareplanningtobedoinghere.Ms.
Freeman)

Howdoyouintendtogatherdataforthisproject?Youmentionedreadingwebsites,but
thiscanbeproblematic,especiallyifthepeoplepostinghaventagreedtosharetheir
storieswithyou.PerhapsyoustartathreadonRedditoranothersortofwebsitetocollect
theanecdotesfrompeoplewhofaceintersectionalityissues.Youwouldbecreatinga
digitalspaceforpeopletosharecommonorrelatedexperiences.

Inotherwords,weknowyouhavebeenthinkingpersonallyanddeeplyaboutissuesof
marginalizationbasedonthecategoriesofoppressedpopulationsthatpeoplefallinto.To
makethisprojectreallyrich,youneedtocollectstoriesfromavarietyoffolks(andyour
own)soyouhavetherichnessofdetailtoframewhatyouwouldthenproduceonfilm.
Collectingthatinformation(andmaybeevenpreservingitwhileprotectingprivacyforthose
wouldratherremainanonymous)isinitselfavaluablecontributionthatwouldthenbeeven
greaterifyouproduceafilmoutofit.

Whatdoyouthink?Comeandtalktousaboutthis,inadditiontotalkingwithyourmentor,
Ms.Baker.Shewillhaveplentytoofferintermsofsuggestionsaswell.

MsFandMrM