WSTB11- INTERSECTIONS OF INEQUALITY
Winter 2023
Instructor: Dr. Atiqa Hachimi
TA: Karen Dhaliwal

Final Exam Study-Guide
(35% of your final grade)

Due Wednesday, April 26 at 11:59pm
Your take-home final exam consists of an intersectional analysis of a visual text (i.e., a video
or an image). Enclosed below are six visual texts to help you prepare for your final exam.
Your analysis should draw on readings, concepts, theories, and case studies that were covered
in this course. Only two visual texts form this list will be selected by the professor and
released on Monday, April 24 at 9:00am. You will be asked to pick one of these and submit
your answer no later than Wednesday, April 26 at 11:59pm. No extension will be given
beyond this extended deadline without a verified medical note. As such, it is critical that
you generate ideas and outline responses to all questions in advance.
For students who require accommodation, the deadline will differ based on the student’s
specific needs as recommended by AccessAbility Services. If an extension is needed beyond
this point, please provide confirmation from your AccesAbility advisor.
You are required to draw on at least 5 articles from to support your argument, and one
external article (i.e., this may include recommended readings from our course). In total, 6
references are required.
1- The All-New Renault Clio | 30 Years in the making Commercial Ad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrNCVAqbCD0
2- Pantene – Sorry Commercial Ad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcGKxLJ4ZGI
3- German Human Rights Campaign Ad: “Oppressed women are easily overlooked.
Please support us in the fight for their rights.”
4- “Worldwide Coalition Against Islam” (WCAI) Canada Poster
5- Diversity and/in Education rap video: “Why are there so few black male
teachers?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM55iLZxSY0
“Dr. Chris Emdin of Columbia University suggests that a cycle of failure
haunts students and their teachers. Students act out, so teachers tighten the
rules; more restrictions combined with dull and irrelevant curricula cause
students to fail, and teachers quit -- thinking it’s their fault. Emdin raps his
Humble Opinion on why the system needs to be changed.”
6- Representations from three different historical eras:
“Murder in the Seraglio”
by Fernand-Anne Piestre
Cormon (1872)
The Sheik (Silent film,
1921) “When an Arab sees
a woman he wants, he
takes her,” Blurb on The
Sheik’s movie posters.
Polish magazine cover:
“Islamic rape in Europe”
(2015)
Instructions
What to consider when critiquing a visual text:
1. Describe the visual text
2. Identify the argument
3. Support the argument
4. Final deductions and assessment
Please make sure to follow the instructions:
- It should take several paragraphs to analyse these videos and mages fully and
sufficiently, but your response should not exceed 4 double-spaced pages, excluding
references.
- Begin with a very clear thesis statement
- Use specific evidence and examples to support your answer
- Keep your answer concise and to the point (less is more)
- Attention will be paid to the use of proper sentence construction, grammar, spelling
and in-text citation.
- Please be consistent with the citational style you opt to use in your essay (e.g., MLA,
APA, Chicago/Turabian).
- Ouriginal will be used to check your papers for plagiarism. So, please make sure to
enclose quoted material in inverted commas to prevent the software from reading it as
plagiarism.