The document discusses two parts: 1) It summarizes a video arguing that mainstream media representations promote dominant narratives while excluding others. Seeking out less popular forms of entertainment could provide better cultural understanding. 2) It provides instructions for a research assignment on how physically disabled people who use wheelchairs are portrayed in popular culture, asking to analyze affirmative and negative representations across different media types and who creates these portrayals.

1. Part 1 Dominant Narratives The short video “Stuart Hall – Race, Gender,
Class in
Part 1Dominant NarrativesThe short video “Stuart Hall – Race, Gender, Class in the Media”
Link Here: https://youtu.be/FWP_N_FoW-Iexpands upon Chapter 7 in our textbook. It
argues that media representations, among other things, represent dominant cultural
narratives at the expense excluding other cultural narratives. The final message of the video
suggests that we might seek out the “lowly, despised spaces of knowledge” (i.e., low brow
entertainment and culture) to gain better understanding of culture and society writ large. In
addition, I would argue that we could also look to subversive media (like culture jams,
guerilla art, counter-cultural media) to a similar effect.InstructionsFor this week, elaborate
on whether or not you agree with this claim. What might resisting dominant cultural
narratives look like in practice? What benefits could result from it and what about the
consequences or potential harms? What are the challenges to consuming culture through
alternative media forms? To write your response, you might consider ongoing discussions
about content regulation on popular sites like Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok. You might
also look to efforts to establish subversive channels of communication (e.g., parlor) that
were shut down by the web hosting services.Write 250-500 words for your response.
Submit as a docx file, using Times New Roman, 12-point font. Cite all sources in a reference
page, using APA format.I also attached some pages from Chapter 7 of the book that you can
use for this assignment as well. (Katheryn Sorrells’ (2016) Intercultural Communication:
Globalization and Social Justice, 2nd)Part 2Cultural RepresentationsInstructionsTake some
time researching how my chosen culture: Physically Disabled Persons Who Use Wheelchairs
is represented within popular culture both historically and today. Please look across media
forms (books, film, tv, music, memes) to complete this. Are the cultural representations
affirmative or negative? Do they rely on stereotypes or caricatures of culture (describe
how)? Who is creating these representations (are they exported by/from the culture or are
they produced by other cultures)? Please provide at least three examples with supporting
evidence in the form of videos, sound clips, images, or the like.*Here is my Project Proposal
below to help you stay on topic for this part of the assignment:Physically Disabled Persons
Who Use WheelchairsI would like to analyze persons with disability with a focus on
physically disabled persons who use wheelchairs. I know they face several challenges and
barriers to participation at the workplace or school. For example, they are likely to
encounter various factors in their environment that create disability or limit their

2. functioning, like unaccessible physical spaces that lack ramps for wheelchair use and lack of
adaptive and assistive technologies. I would like to explore various ways through which
workplaces and schools can limit these barriers and create conducive and safe spaces
where this group can participate and interact with others. It is my wish to contribute to
society by creating equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their beliefs and
diversities and allow them to maximize their potentials. One of the resources that I will use
is the article by Elizabeth Guffey, on Active Exclusion (Guffey, 2021).One of the resources I
used: Guffey, E. (2021, March). Active Exclusion. Places Journal.
https://placesjournal.org/article/active-exclusion-disability-rights-and-accessibility-on-
roosevelt-island/?cn-reloaded=1Write approximately 250-500 words (or equivalent for
your chosen format) To submit, you may either present the answers in a written report. Cite
all sources in a reference page, using APA format.