Running head: INDIGENOUS MEDIA LABOR

Indigenous Media Labor

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11-14-2019

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Indigenous Media Labor

The process of taking the mid-term test helped me to realize that I have gained critical

analysis skills as I could pick out the main themes and literary devices used in writing the

coursebook. I wrote the test at home, and I also noted that I need better time management skills

and discipline. Most of the time, I lost focus, and I would leave the house before finishing the

assignment. If I had to do it again, I would avoid multi-tasking as it caused distraction.

I hope to learn proper sentence structure, use of literary devices, developing themes, and

how to use characterization to advance the flow of the story during the process of doing the

project. When writing the test from home, I noted how the author has used such devices as irony

to develop the theme of the plight of women. My goals for this project are to learn to improve

my reading techniques such as skimming and how to communicate to the target audience by

logically presenting ideas.

There are three different formats; a podcast, an academic essay, and a blog post. The

podcast critiques an iPolitics column that brands Wabano-Iahtail a sexist and racist, showing

how Indigenous media is used to enhance critical skills. The academic essay by Nakamura

(2014) shows that indigenous women of color played essential roles in the development of

electronic manufacture, implying that the three formats allude to the origin of indigenous media

and the role of women. The blog post by Patriquin (2017, July 4) shows how Wabano was

falsely accused of racism and sexism. The podcast by The Skoden Podcast (2019, August 1)

helps me to understand facts should guide critique, and baseless and emotional statements should

be avoided.
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References

Nakamura, L. (2014). Indigenous circuits: Navajo women and the racialization of early

electronic manufacture. American Quarterly, 66(4), 919-941.

Patriquin, M. (2017, July 4). Racism, sexism — and a press conference gone horribly wrong -

iPolitics. Retrieved 14 November 2019, from http://ipolitics.ca/2017/07/04/racism-

sexism-and-a-press-conference-gone-horribly-wrong/

The Skoden Podcast. (2019, August 1). Episode 10: Racism and the Media. Retrieved 14

November 2019, from https://soundcloud.com/skodenpodcast/episode-10-racism-and-

the-media