Category: Race: The Power of an Illusion, Episode 3

Episode three focused on more recent history that has supported the construct of race in the United States.  This episode explained how people’s markers of skin, culture, hair texture determined who they were because of the public policy and practice that acted on their physical characteristics.  While Episode two talked about slavery and how itContinue reading Episode 3, Race: The Power of an Illusion →

What is the social meaning of race? This is a loaded question that I am learning how to answer more effectively each episode we watch. All the episodes thus far have offered powerful messages and informed me about details about the history of race that are unfathomable to me. Episode 3, though, was the mostContinue reading Episode 3 Blog →

This episode tied the series up together in the best way.  Having built the foundation of race, this episode explained just how much race has shaped our histories, and in turn the present day.  It was interesting just how much whiteness was/is tied to citizenship.  I’m glad they chose to speak about the experiences of SouthContinue reading Race the Power of an Illusion- Ep3 →

Episode 3 of Race: The Power of an Illusion summarizes the previous concept that race is not a biological matter but has been given social value and then delves into the reasons its connections to social value are important. The perception of race and ethnicity has had a huge influence on public policy. At the startContinue reading Race: The Power of an Illusion Episode 3 →

I thought that this episode was the most interesting episode in the series. I thought it really brought the points of the previous episodes together and showed how much the history of race in the United States impacts every aspect of life including social, political, and economical. I found the two cases of Ozawa andContinue reading Race: The Power of an Illusion Episode 3 →

This episode gave really important insight as to why and how race was socially constructed in America. After the first two episodes talk about how race is not biological, this third episode addresses the socially constructed realities of race. They discuss the subjectivity of whiteness, citizenship, racialized housing and other forms of institutionalized racism afterContinue reading Race: The Power of an Illusion, Episode 3 →

I think the last episode did a phenomenal job concluding the series by touching on some of the most important aspects of America’s history of racism. As we discussed in class, it is hard to have conversations regarding racial inequalities if you do not know the history behind how such discrimination was created. Being completelyContinue reading Race: The Power of an Illusion, Episode 3 →

I thought this was the most powerful of the series of 3 episodes. While I liked the history in the other episodes, I thought that this episode made key points to highlight a lot of the topics that are being debated about race right now in society. Specifically the cases of Takao Ozawa and BhagatContinue reading Race: The Power of an Illusion, Episode 3 →

The final episode of The Power of an Illusion, reflects on past segregation policies in America. The episode highlights the laws and public policy practices that were put in place to oppress immigrants and minorities in America. During these times, ethnics from Europe and Asia who immigrated to America were given jobs & housing based onContinue reading Race: The Power of an Illusion, Episode 3 →

The final segment of Race: The Power of a Illusion was the most powerful and illuminating of all the episodes because of their dissection of race and what it means to be white or black in the social context the notion of race was conceived. The cases of Takao Ozawa and Bhagat Singh Thind wereContinue reading Race: The Power of an Illusion: Episode 3 →