MARCH 24

• Diana Anderson-Minshall, “Why You Should Watch Orange Is the New Black”

• Kyle Buchanan, “Enough with the Queer and Trans Films That Are Actually About Straight People”

• Watch Episode 8, Season 1, OITNB

 

BLOG QUESTIONS 

• What does Buchanan's argument add to our study of minority representation on mainstream TV? Relate this to Anderson-Minshall- should we watch OITNB? Why or why not?

• Offer an analysis or "reading" of episode 8 of OITNB. What's the conflict? Who is propping up who? What does the "scared straight" prison tour add to the narrative in this episode?