2) What does he use the idea of the dog, chair and apple to show us?
3) What does the case study about Kandinsky and Klee prove to us?
4) What happened on Ebay with the sale of the baseball cards?
5) What has been the major catalyst in America for moral change/challenging bias and prejudice? What do you think about this?
6) I think prejudice and bias illustrate a fundamental duality of human nature. We have gut feelings, instincts, emotions, and they affect our judgments and our actions for good and for evil, but we are also capable of rational deliberation and intelligent planning, and we can use these to accelerate and nourish our emotions, and in other cases stop them. And it's in this way that reason helps us create a better world.
Do you agree or disagree with this final statement?
Useful Vocab
üAs
far
as i´m concerned/In
my opinion
üI´m
no expert but generally speaking
…
üThis idea/case study suggests that ...
üIt’s
inevitable that …
üAlthough it seems like
a huge generalisation,
maybe there is some truth
in this stereotype because
üWhilst
I don´t find the texts personally offensive,
stereotypes
do lead to …
Key
Vocab
üTo marry up
to
üTo consist of
üTo give rise to
üTo end up believing
üTo wind me
up
üTo fit in with
üTo challenge preconceptions
üA cliche
Task 2
Watch the extracts/timings of the film Auberge Espagnole that I have listed below:
Auberge Espagnole is a film set in Barcelona about a group of International Erasmus students. The film presents some stereotypes.
1) Make a list of the different national stereotypes that are presented. (Italian, British, French, Spanish, Catalan, Belgian, German)
2) Does this presentation of national stereotypes encourage prejudice/racism?
3) Choose 2 of the stereotypes - one that you agree with and one that you disagree with and explain your opinion.
Part 2 (Especially from 1.15mins - 7min) (9.05 mins - 12.40 mins) (46.15mins - 50.11mins)
Part 3 (Especially from the beginning - 7.25)
