Week 1

Question 1

Why is social movement storytelling important?

Answer 1

We live in an “outdated story” but social movements tell a new “story”.

Question 2

What is an example of a dominant story in activism?

Answer 2

ACT-UP organization seen as only AIDS activism.

Question 3

What is an affinity group?

Answer 3

An affinity group is a group formed around a shared interest or common goal, to which individuals formally or informally
belong.

Question 4

What did the John’s Committee initially focus upon (in Jan-May 1957)? (Braukman)

Answer 4

Investigating the NAACP and civil rights activists, trying to tie them to communism.

Question 5

What did the John’s Committee notice next, in spring 1957? (Braukman)

Answer 5

Shifted focus toward investigating homosexuality in Florida’s public schools and universities.

Question 6

What did the John’s Committee focus on at the beginning of 1958? (Braukman)

Answer 6

Rooting out LGBTQ+ individuals in Florida’s public schools and universities. Targeted teachers, professors, and students suspected of being gay, conducting secretive interrogations and forcing many out of their jobs and institutions.

Question 7

What did the John’s Committee focus on in the fall of 1958? (Braukman)

Answer 7

Bars and other social spaces associated with LGBTQ+ individuals. Identify and expose queer communities, framing them as a moral and security threat. (surveillance and raids on establishments)

Question 8

What are Stulberg’s 5 main themes? (Stulberg Introduction)

Answer 8

(1) assimilationism and liberationism
(2) the limits and possibilities of law and policy
(3) the role of art and pop culture in social change
(4) the interconnectedness of social movements
(5) the role of privilege in movement organizing