Category: Gender Studies

For this week’s discussion post, I want you to choose one of the shows presented and do an in-depth analysis of the impact of it being created for a paid streaming service and how that affects its ability to “queer” television. I suggest you watch/include additional episodes.

1) You will have 15 minutes to complete this quiz.
2) When your time is up, this quiz will close automatically.
3) Each of your answers should be at least one paragraph long.
4) Do not paste any text from your notes or readings into your quiz, search for answers online, or share ideas with classmates. This quiz must be completed by you independently during the allocated quiz time.
Noted the question will be provided after match

Submit a one-paragraph (4-5 sentences) reflection on each of the following assignments:
Participatory Literacy Education Behind Bars: AIDS Opens the Door, by Kathy Boudin
http://pepre.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Kathy-Boudin-Harvard-Educational-Review.pdf
2. Knock, Knock by Daniel Beaty

3. Episode 89: Catch a Kite 8, Ear Hustle
https://www.earhustlesq.com/episodes/2023/4/26/catch-a-kite-8
Please refrain from summarizing/regurgitating what the assignment was about. Instead, we want to hear YOUR ideas.
What resonated with you most?
Which concepts or ideas would you like to challenge?
What connections do you make between each of the assignments, and our other materials/discussions?
What connections do you make between the material and your own experiences?

Part One: Write a letter or email, develop a social media post, create a brochure, or narrate a 2-minute PowerPoint presentation. If you are choosing the social media, brochure, or PowerPoint options, ensure that the images you use are free and open source. Be sure to: Use a professional voice and appropriate grammar and style. Use bias-free language. Include content that showcases the social issue in an impactful and engaging way. Integrate information and statistics. Part Two: Write a 1-page essay explaining how your project is an effective example of advocacy, as opposed to activism. Resources: Daumeyer, N. M., Rucker, J. M., & Richeson, J. A. (2017). Thinking structurally about implicit bias: Some peril, lots of promise. Psychological Inquiry, 28(4), 258–261. https://doi.org/10.1080/1047840X.2017.1373556 Links to an external site. Rubinstein, R. S., Jussim, L., & Stevens, S. T. (2018).Reliance on individuating information and stereotypes in implicit and explicit person perception. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 75, 54–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2017.11.009 American Psychological Association. (2017). How to write a letter or email links to an external site.. https://www.apa.org/advocacy/guide/letter-email links to an external site. CARE. (2020). Speak out Links to an external site.. https://care.org/get-involved/speak-out/ When accessing this web page, note how the organization engages in advocacy. Links to an external sit Center for Community Health and Development. (n.d.). Section 1: Writing letters to elected officialsLinks to an external site. In Chapter 33: Conducting a Direct Action Campaign. University of Kansas. https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/advocacy/direct-action/letters-to-elected-officials/main The Advocates for Human Rights. (2015). Appendix C: Best practices: Using popular social media platforms for effective human rights advocacy. In Human rights tools for a changing world: A step-by-step guide to human rights fact-finding, documentation, and advocacy. https://www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org/res/byid/8227 Navigate to Appendix C (page C-1). Links to an external site. TEDx Talks. (2016, June 21). Karen McAlister: Links to an external site.Advocacy through social media: Why trending topics matterLinks to an external site. [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/o4sGLLaLq-Q Center for Community Health and Development. (n.d.). Section 13: Creating brochures. In Chapter 6: Communications to promote interest Links to an external site. University of Kansas. https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/participation/promoting-interest/brochures/main Center for Community Health and Development. (n.d.). Section 7: Preparing public service announcements. In Chapter 6: Communications to promote interest links to an external site..University of Kansas. https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/participation/promoting-interest/public-service-announcements/main National Children’s Alliance. (2019). Public service announcementsLinks to an external site. [Multimedia file]. https://www.nationalchildrensalliance.org/media-room/public-service-announcements/ Links to an external site. North American Council on Adoptable Children. (2017). Tips for creating a successful public service announcement (PSA)Links to an external site.. https://www.nacac.org/resource/tips-for-creating-a-successful-public-service-announcement-psa/ Ennis-O’Connor, M. (2017, January 30). Presentation Tips for Patient Advocates: Developing Effective Speaking Skills. Patient Empowerment Network Blog. https://powerfulpatients.org/2017/01/30/presentation-tips-for-patient-advocates-developing-effective-speaking-skills/ Links to an external site. Walden University Academic Skills Center. (n.d.). Microsoft PowerPointLinks to an external site. [Multimedia file]. Retrieved January 11, 2021, from https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/academic-skills-center/skills/ms-office/powerpoint

For this assignment, you will act as the Vice President of Organizational Development for Widget’s R’ Us. Widgets R’ Us is a retail company located in Oklahoma City for the past 30 years. Widgets R’ Us is a brick-and-mortar retailer with 30 stores located across the United States. The store provides practical solutions for businesses, industries, and individuals. While the retail store has done well for three decades, the decision to increase its online presence has boosted demand. To meet retail demand, the company has decided to introduce robotics to its warehouse to meet fulfillment needs. The warehouse will begin immediately outfitting the facility with high-tech sorting and delivery robots. While the company had ensured the workforce that no employees would lose their jobs as a result of this organizational change, the mention of robotics had caused some pushback and resistance among warehouse employees. As V.P. of Organizational Development the CEO of Widget’s R’ Us had asked you to develop a strategic plan to drive successful dialogue for planned organizational change. After reading the assigned resources, write a 3-to-4 page strategic plan paper (not including title page and reference page). In your strategic plan, include the following: Provide a brief introduction: Include a purpose statement. Brief background of the proposed organizational change. Why is dialogue an important communication strategy for implementing organizational change? What is the overall goal for communicating change? What method(s) of communication will be applied? Why? Of all of the approaches presented in the book and in the articles, choose at least five approaches to drive successful organizational change strategy. Explain the purpose for each approach. What steps would you utilize to address potential rumors? Provide a conclusion. Use the assignment rubric to guide your efforts and apply the current APA formatting style.

Assignment Instructions For this assignment, you will continue your role as an Organizational Change Consultant for your organization. Refer to Assignment 3.5 to help complete some of the details needed for this assignment. For this task, you will create a change intervention report applying systems thinking. After reading and watching the assigned resources, write a 3-to-4 page paper (not including the title page and reference page). Use 3rd person perspective (avoid I, my, we, you, us, etc.). Ensure the following points are addressed: Part I – Description of the change (2 to 2 1/2 pages). Introduction Provide a purpose statement Provide what will be included in this report (see below) The Organization Give a background of the selected organization: Brief history. Location. Number of employees. What does the company produce or what service is provided? Why Change is Necessary Elaborate on why change is necessary to increase performance: What external and/or internal factors drive the need for change? How does the current condition create a lack of performance? Support your reasoning with facts, examples, or other evidence. The Proposed Change Using specifics, identify what exactly needs to be changed in the organization to increase performance. Would the proposed change be a smooth transition? If not, to what extent would the change be disruptive? Based on your observation, experience, and perspective is the organization ready for the change (i.e. See Hodges Chapter 5). Are the beliefs, attitudes, and intentions of members prepared to initiate change? If so, why? If not, do you anticipate resistance? What do you suggest to ensure change is successfully implemented? Support your statement with facts, examples, or other evidence. Part II – Conclusion (½ to 1 page). Restate the purpose statement. Briefly restate why change was necessary. Restate the proposed change. Identify leverage points discovered while creating a stocks and flows diagram. Part III – Diagramming the Change Intervention (1 page). On the final page, you will diagram the change intervention using the stock/flow diagram template as your guide. Make a copy of the template for your report and save it on your Google Drive. Follow the directions indicated on the template. Once the diagram is complete, insert the document on the last page of the Organizational Change Intervention Report (before the reference page). Part IV- Reference page (1 page). Use the assignment rubric to guide your efforts and apply the current APA formatting style.

For this journal, I want you to discuss the importance of Greg Berlanti to the queering of television and use one of the three subtopics discussed in the supermodule to support your argument

Students will submit a creative assignment in the style of ‘zine’ that engages with a queer/feminist social justice movement of your choice. The piece should include a 200-300 word reflection of what stood out to you about this particular struggle and why you have chosen to engage with it. Students will use a free tool such as JamboarLinks to an external site. or CanvLinks to an external site. to complete this assignment. Watch this video for more information on zineLinks to an external site. and how to make one.

Submit a 2-page paper in which you: Review the attached document to complete the assignment. Analyze the words spoken or written in the example you chose. Be sure to address the following: What is particularly effective or ineffective about the example? Consider tone, word choice, adjectives, labels, and potential bias. What might be the consequences of that example? Apply lessons learned to the language of your advocacy project. How will you ensure that your advocacy project does not have negative consequences due to wording? How will you ensure bias-free language? Resources: Center for Community Health and Development. (n.d.). Section 5: Reframing the issue. In Chapter 32: Providing encouragement and education Links to an external site. University of Kansas. https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/advocacy/encouragement-education/reframe-the-debate/main American Psychological Association. (2019). Bias-free language Links to an external site. APA Style. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/bias-free-language Rogers, M. R., Marraccini, M. E., O’Bryon, E. C., Dupont-Frechette, J. A., & Lubiner, A. G. (2019). Advocates in public service settings: Voices from the field. Psychological Services, 17(S1), 44–55. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000345

Submit a 1- to 2-page paper in which you: Identify at least two resources and summarize the information that is relevant to your project. Explain how and why the information might help you in your advocacy. Describe how you will use this information in a way that represents advocacy rather than activism. Resources: Tahan, H. M. (2016). Essentials of advocacy in case management: Part 1: Ethical underpinnings of advocacy-theories, principles, and concepts. Professional Case Management, 21(4), 163–179. https://doi.org/10.1097/NCM.0000000000000162 Links to an external site. Read the “Classifying Advocacy” section for a description of advocacy types. American Counseling Association. (2020). American Counseling Association advocacy competenciesLinks to an external site.. https://www.counseling.org/knowledge-center/competencies Select “ACA Advocacy Competencies” from the list. Links to an external site The Advocates for Human Rights. (2015). Chapter 7: Advocacy. In Human rights tools for a changing world: A step-by-step guide to human rights fact-finding, documentation, and advocacy. https://www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org/res/byid/8227 Navigate to Chapter 7 (page 97). Links to an external site. Annie E. Casey Foundation. (2020, September 9). First-of-its-kind partnership aims to redesign child welfare into child and family well-being systems. The Annie E. Casey Foundation Blog. https://www.aecf.org/blog/first-of-its-kind-partnership-aims-to-redesign-child-welfare-into-child-and/ Links to an external site. Goldman, S. E., Burke, M. M., Casale, E. G., Frazier, M. A., & Hodapp, R. M. (2020). Families requesting advocates for children with disabilities: The who, what, when, where, why, and how of special education advocacy. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, 58(2), 158–169. https://doi.org/10.1352/1934-9556-58.2.158 Links to an external site. Center for Community Health and Development. (n.d.). Section 3: Understanding the issueLinks to an external site.. In Chapter 30: Principles of advocacy. University of Kansas. https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/advocacy/advocacy-principles/understand-the-issue/main