What are the theoretical/ideological origins of this hegemonic normative commitment?

The goal of this project/essay is to give you an opportunity to critically reimagine and conceptualize social norms in order to overcome today’s social problems which prevent human flourishing (many of which we have discussed throughout the semester while engaging the course themes and texts).
This project will be outlined under the assignment details on Canvas and explained in detail later this semester. It will culminate with a presentation or an essay that you’ll submit via Canvas, which should:
Clearly identify a hegemonic normative commitment and explain how it undermines the good life in a thoughtful thesis statement. This will require you to establish your own conception of the good life, along with rationale supporting it.
What are your reasons for choosing this hegemonic normative commitment? What are some social problems that you see as rooted in it?
What are the theoretical/ideological origins of this hegemonic normative commitment? What flawed assumptions motivate our ongoing commitment to it? When answering these questions, I’d like you to engage at least 2 course readings that you think are foundational the hegemonic normative commitment you are discussing. Your goal will be to show how the authors you discuss connect, and to integrate quotes and textual analysis to support your position. Please include at least two quotes from each author. Additionally, feel free to integrate outside sources if you think this will be helpful in developing your ideas.
Offer and explain a “critically reimagined” normative commitment (or set of normative commitments) that addresses the problems that result from the hegemonic normative commitment you’ve analyzed, and will help us more fully realize the good life. You should clearly explain how this “critically reimagined” normative commitment would advance the good life as you conceptualize it. When developing your position, I’d like you to engage at least 2 course readings that support your “critically reimagined” normative commitment. The goal is to find two authors that provide theoretical support for your reimagined proposal, so be sure to integrate quotes and textual analysis to support your position. Please include at least two quotes from each author. Additionally, feel free to integrate outside sources if you think this will be helpful in developing your ideas.
Submit this content as either a Presentation or an Essay
A presentation should be visually engaging & creative, using text, images, and voice-over/video narration (feel free to use any format – PowerPoint, Google slides, etc., but if you want to get really creative, feel free to use Adobe Spark or something more advanced). This presentation should be “stand-alone”– that is, anyone (not just your classmates or your instructor) should be able to watch it and grasp what it is that you are proposing. Include a works cited page.
An essay should conform to standard writing conventions. It should be double-spaced and typed in Times New Roman Size 12 font with standard 1-inch margins. It should be free of grammar and spelling errors. Remember, the Writing Center is available to help you. Sources should be cited properly and consistently in either MLA or Chicago format, and accompanied by a properly formatted works cited/bibliography page. This essay should be “stand-alone”– that is, anyone (not just your classmates or your instructor) should be able to read it and grasp what it is that you are proposing.

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