For Monday, Sept. 30: Does Non-Traditional Media Do It Better?

Are non-traditional media better at handling issues of identity, race and gender, or are they making things worse by reinforcing harmful ideas and stereotypes? Let’s talk about social media, blogs, chat groups, non-mainstream outlets, non-news outlets, the late night talkies, comic books and graphic novels.

Required Reading/Viewing:

• “Are We Racist? A Family’s Conversation, Illustrated” by Mira Jacob, The Guardian
• “37 Difficult questions from my Mixed-Race Son” by Mira Jacob, Buzzfeed
• “Is Twitter the Underground Railroad of Activism?” by Feminista Jones, Salon
• “A Conversation on Race,” The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
• Peruse: “Just My Boy” blog by Elle White
• Peruse: “African American News” on Breitbart
• “Equal Rights Amendment,” Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
• “The Thing About Safety” by Ijeoma Oluo
• “Three Great Innovations That Show Gender Fluidity Has Become Mainstream” by Andrea Cheong, Foresight Factory
• “Why I’m Writing Captain America” by Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic
• “I Now Publish #MeToo Stories on my Blog for Free. Here’s Why” by Michael Balter, CJR
• “Latino vs. Hispanic” by Terry Blas, Vox
• “Other: Mixed Race in America” podcast by The Washington Post

Want to read more? You can buy the books (optional):

• “Good Talk” by Mira Jacob
• “Captain America: Vol. 1 Winter in America” by Ta-Neishi Coates