crash character analysis cameron thayer

Crash character analysis

Cameron Thayer

Dave Levasseur, Bethany M. Pratt and Margo Steiner

EDU 773Professor Leila V. Moore

Background

Post-September 11, Los Angeles, California

Political Climate – corruption, no trust, crime rate is high due to gang violence

Racial Climate – unstable, unrest, mixed race minority-majority

Economic Climate – beginning of recession

Cameron Thayer – TV Director Played by Terrence Howard

African American male

Married

Upper socioeconomic status

Educated

Affluent; grew up somewhat privileged

Confrontation with Police

Black and Racial Identity Theories

Cross

Jackson and Hardiman

Fordham and Ogbu

Confrontation with Wife

Confrontation Avoidance

Male, Ego and Social Identity Theories Marcia: Identity moratorium

Perry: Contextual relativism - proposed solutions are supported by reasons

Tajfel and Turner: Comparison

The dualism of social identity theory: Is not so black and white

Microaggression

Definitions: Solorzano and Davis

Microaggressions are subtle insults (verbal, non-verbal, and/or visual) directed toward people of color, often automatically or unconsciously.

Automatic acts of disregard that stem from unconscious attitudes of white superiority and constituting a verification of black inferiority

Assimilation

Assimilation: Callan

In Callan’s “The ethics of assimilation” (cited in Gines’ commentary, 2006), the author makes a case that voluntary assimilation is ethically acceptable, that it does no wrong to oneself or others.

Epiphany

Confrontation—and Anger

Crescendo

New Awareness

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