Identity Maps
When we first started this small assignment we wrote down things of what we identify with. For example I put female on it because I am a female. Then we did another one that was a little bit different. We wrote down things that we thought about ourselves and things people thought about us. To make it more personal we got a picture of our face taken and we wrote those words on our face.
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Definitions: I will be talking about the definitions of theory's and connect them to my book club book Homegoing. You can refer to the book in my book club tab.
Critical Race Theory: A way this is in the book Homegoing is when they talk about Willies story. Willie is an African Woman who is trying to find work but places won't hire her because of her skin color.
Postcolonial: Postcolonial is when one group or culture pushes their control on another group or culture. In the book an African Woman marries a white man and their children speak English and each generation gets traits from the white man.
Queer Theory: Just like queer theory and the book Homegoing the men have all the power. The women have to stay home with the kids, clean, and cook. The men have to work and provide for their family.
Feminism: There are some parts in the book where women work but they only work because they are poor. Especially African women they were in a submissive role. This also relates to queer theory in a way.
Reader Response: A way I can relate to this book is being a women in this society. In the book women have lesser value than man and that's how I feel in today's society. Women still don't have the same rights as men do and the same in he book.
Postcolonial: Postcolonial is when one group or culture pushes their control on another group or culture. In the book an African Woman marries a white man and their children speak English and each generation gets traits from the white man.
Queer Theory: Just like queer theory and the book Homegoing the men have all the power. The women have to stay home with the kids, clean, and cook. The men have to work and provide for their family.
Feminism: There are some parts in the book where women work but they only work because they are poor. Especially African women they were in a submissive role. This also relates to queer theory in a way.
Reader Response: A way I can relate to this book is being a women in this society. In the book women have lesser value than man and that's how I feel in today's society. Women still don't have the same rights as men do and the same in he book.
Readings and socratic seminars
This semester we got many readings and videos to watch. Most of the time we did written responses or socratic seminars. These are many of the articles and videos that we have read
The Homeland, Aztlan by Gloria Anzaldua
isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic253768.files/Anzaldua%20Gloria%20Borderlands%20La%20Frontera%20Chap%201%20THE%20HOMELAND%20AZTLAN.pdf
This year we focused a lot on James Baldwin and these are some of the articles we read.
A Talk to Teachers
richgibson.com/talktoteachers.htm
Letter to My Son
www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/07/tanehisi-coates-between-the-world-and-me/397619/
Did I Get James Baldwin Wrong?
www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/02/05/513144736/did-i-get-james-baldwin-wrong
A Letter to My Nephew
progressive.org/magazine/letter-nephew/
I Am Not Your Negro' Will Make You Rethink Race
www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/movies/review-i-am-not-your-negro-review-james-baldwin.html?_r=0
Chimamanda Adiche's TED Talk
www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story
The Stories of People on Race
www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/your-stories/conversations-on-race
"I Am Not Your Negro" Response
This reflection is two-part.
Part 1: Open Ended Reflections: What did you think? What struck you? What does it make you wonder? Discuss specifics of the film, not just generalizations.
What really struck me and what made me sad about this was that this is still happening today. What I liked about this film is that it showed past and present. For example, it showed racism back then and racism now. We have had a black president since then. It showed that racism got better but it also showed that there is still racism happening. It also struck me to see how badly they were treated. I hear and read about how badly they were treated but seeing the images and videos was very disturbing.
Part 2: Specific response: And, where Baldwin leaves us with the question: What do we do next, where do we go from here? What do you think? What is your response to this - for yourself personally AND for us as a nation?
There is still racism in America and that’s really sad because you would think that after many years and how society is today that there wouldn’t be any. I think that everyone makes a difference and if we all stand together and fight for what is right it could happen. I think that in the future there will not be racism because most of the youth care about this issue and think we should all be equal. Even though racism is still happening we are becoming more accepting and in the future there would be no racism.
The Homeland, Aztlan by Gloria Anzaldua
isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic253768.files/Anzaldua%20Gloria%20Borderlands%20La%20Frontera%20Chap%201%20THE%20HOMELAND%20AZTLAN.pdf
This year we focused a lot on James Baldwin and these are some of the articles we read.
A Talk to Teachers
richgibson.com/talktoteachers.htm
Letter to My Son
www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/07/tanehisi-coates-between-the-world-and-me/397619/
Did I Get James Baldwin Wrong?
www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/02/05/513144736/did-i-get-james-baldwin-wrong
A Letter to My Nephew
progressive.org/magazine/letter-nephew/
I Am Not Your Negro' Will Make You Rethink Race
www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/movies/review-i-am-not-your-negro-review-james-baldwin.html?_r=0
Chimamanda Adiche's TED Talk
www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story
The Stories of People on Race
www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/your-stories/conversations-on-race
"I Am Not Your Negro" Response
This reflection is two-part.
Part 1: Open Ended Reflections: What did you think? What struck you? What does it make you wonder? Discuss specifics of the film, not just generalizations.
What really struck me and what made me sad about this was that this is still happening today. What I liked about this film is that it showed past and present. For example, it showed racism back then and racism now. We have had a black president since then. It showed that racism got better but it also showed that there is still racism happening. It also struck me to see how badly they were treated. I hear and read about how badly they were treated but seeing the images and videos was very disturbing.
Part 2: Specific response: And, where Baldwin leaves us with the question: What do we do next, where do we go from here? What do you think? What is your response to this - for yourself personally AND for us as a nation?
There is still racism in America and that’s really sad because you would think that after many years and how society is today that there wouldn’t be any. I think that everyone makes a difference and if we all stand together and fight for what is right it could happen. I think that in the future there will not be racism because most of the youth care about this issue and think we should all be equal. Even though racism is still happening we are becoming more accepting and in the future there would be no racism.