She's Gotta Have it Breakout Room Notes by Katherine Chang https://padlet.com/changk4/eh8awji9odzhk5oz en-us 2021-02-23 05:19:54 UTC 2021-02-23 21:08:01 UTC hello@padlet.com Group 1: Double standards in relationships and polyamory changk4 https://padlet.com/changk4/eh8awji9odzhk5oz/wish/1229779161 1. Considering the extent of Nola's polyamorous relationship, do you think it was exaggerated? Why or why not?
2. How do entitlement and expectation manifest within each relationship? How do these compare to Nola and Opal's relationship vs with the men?
3. Have you watched many other films that touch on these themes as explicitly as She's Gotta Have It?

]]> 2021-02-23 05:25:28 UTC https://padlet.com/changk4/eh8awji9odzhk5oz/wish/1229779161 Group 2: Reinforcement/Subversion of Male Stereotypes changk4 https://padlet.com/changk4/eh8awji9odzhk5oz/wish/1229781162 1. What defining qualities of each character (Mars, Greer, and Jaimie) reinforced or strayed away from how black men have been represented in the films we’ve watched?
2. How did each male character respond to the Thanksgiving gathering, or to their shared relationship in general? Who were they really fighting throughout the film?


]]> 2021-02-23 05:26:30 UTC https://padlet.com/changk4/eh8awji9odzhk5oz/wish/1229781162 Group 3: Representation of Femininity and Sex Positivity changk4 https://padlet.com/changk4/eh8awji9odzhk5oz/wish/1229788133 1. In what light does the film characterize Nola's love for sex and how do the characters respond to it?
2. How do Nola's views of herself change over time, and how are they influenced by her partners' characterization of her?
3. How does Nola and Opal’s relationship comment on the budding representation of homosexuality in cinema?
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