Observing The Effects of Colorblindness in the Movie “Crash”
Writer needs to have already watched or watch the movie Crash to complete this paper. Writer also needs to understand colorblindness and colorblind racism according to Bonilla-Silva.
Watch the movie Crash and
apply the material covered in class (especially Bonilla-Silva’s 4 frames of
colorblind racism) to their everyday social world.
As his/her critical-thinking decision-making objective, the student should
decide whether the societal evidence he/she reviews in the paper (a)
demonstrates the typical colorblind pattern that Bonilla-Silva describes in the
textbook; or (b) reveals a more progressive and/or minority pattern; or (c)
some combination of the above; or (d) some other pattern not discussed in
the textbook but worth exploring in future research. The student may find
that the quotes he/she analyzes deliberately challenge one of the 4 frames
of colorblindness in some way, and he/she can note this in the paper as well.
Each paper should consider the implications of the analysis of colorblindness
for the future of a multiracial society. In other words, how do the
representations discovered in your analysis help and/or hinder a society’s
progress toward inclusive multiracial democracy?
The paper should present quotes that illustrate all 4 frames of colorblindness
and analyze them accordingly.
Purpose
The purpose of the paper
should be to evaluate
whether the evidence
collected by the student
mirrors Bonilla-Silva’s
argument about the ubiquity
and perilousness of
colorblindness for society
Question at Issue
Is colorblindness the primary
way we as a society deal
with race? Are there
alternative treatments of
race that student
discovers/suggests?
Implications and
Consequences
How do each of the 4 frames
affect citizens’ willingness to
support social justice efforts
toward multiracial
inclusiveness? How inclusive
will society be if it continues
to mirror the patterns
analyzed in the paper
Assumptions
Student understands BonillaSilva’s argument about why
and how colorblind racism is
damaging to society,
understands the evidence
upon which it is based
Concepts
Student understands what
the 4 frames of
colorblindness are, the styles
of colorblindness, etc. and is
able to illustrate them
effectively using own
examples
Conclusions and
Interpretations
Student clearly shows what
the frames/styles of
colorblindness look like or
would look like in the media
s/he has chosen, makes
clear conclusions about the
patterns s/he has reviewed
Points of View
Student understands the
various arguments that exist
for why colorblindness is
helpful or not toward the goal
of building a multiracial
society. Understands
nuances beyond just
colorblind=good/bad.
Core Values
Core values of community
and respect would be good
ones to include somewhere,
demonstrating how a
multiracially inclusive society
fits into these values, and
considering whether
colorblindness advances
these values
