BAMBOOZLED

21 Mar

What are your thoughts, feelings, opinions about “Bamboozled”? Do you understand what Spike Lee was trying to say with this film? Look up reviews of the film and respond to some of the critiques?

whitesplaining

18 Feb

I think this article was very interesting and a very common occurrence. https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/17/us/whitesplaining-racism-blake-analysis/index.html

Blackface

13 Feb

I agree that like the article said when people are getting in trouble for their usage of blackface the biggest defense is that they were young or that it was a different time. But this different time was not a … Read More »

Articles and Other Resources

13 Feb

Discussing Race and Sports Black Athletes in College How to read an academic article Opinion | Tips for Aspiring Op-Ed Writers – The New York Times copy How to Read and Get the Most Out of a Journal Article – … Read More »

Blackface

9 Feb

Students: Read this article. How would a critical race theorist assess the intransigence of Blackface? https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/2/9/18216038/blackface-history-virginia-northam-racism-culture  

Individual, Institutional, and Systemic Racism

18 Jan

We had an auspicious beginning to our course this year. And, understandably, it is difficult to understand how whiteness functions. Can you think of ways that whiteness perpetuates racism at the institutional and systemic level, while remaining invisible to individuals … Read More »