In Bret Pelham’s fall 2018 PSYC 102 classes, students learned about topics ranging from genetics and behavioral neuroscience to gender and culture. Bret's students visited the National Portrait Gallery and created image-centered written documents. Each document included at least six photos chosen and taken by the student creators. Three of the chosen images represented democracy working well (e.g., equal opportunity, voting rights). Three other chosen images represented democracy failing (e.g., discrimination, injustice). In the psychological and political analyses students offered of each portrait, they also explored how stereotypes may have shaped the lives of those portrayed – or the portrayals themselves.
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