SOC 525 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Affect Theory
22 Mar 2016
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Respond to 2 long answer questions, from a choice of 4 (no introductions or conclusions) Given out next week in class and posted on d2l. 3 questions on the novel; 2 questions on affect theory. You can submit them to sociology 3rd floor jorgenson drop box. Submit each answer as a separate assignment (each answer needs its own cover sheet and reference list) 1 of the 4 questions will ask you to draw upon the insights of affect theory to think about the representation of a character in the novel of your choosing. Ability to create affective resonances independent of content or meaning. Explain the concept or theoretical insight (reference it) and then use it to interpret some aspect of sherman alexie"s novel (15- outline the theoretical concept: explain how sherman alexie"s novel resists the danger of the single story. Novel is a take on whiteness and middle class, could be read as a standpoint piece.
