HUMA 1780 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: White Supremacy, Meritocracy, Intersectionality
14 Jun 2016
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Dominant narrative: narrative that is repeated as a fairly prominent narrative in a culture, ex. Success rides on hard work and abilities and is measured by a number of materialistic values. Alternative/ counter narrative: often takes and challenges the validity or a dominant narrative, ex. Meritocracy is not based on merit rather it is based on family connection and wealth: all 5 speeches are counter- narratives. All speakers are african american and are challenging the dominant narrative of white supremacy. Cannot talk about one without talking about the other. Speeches give a different perspective on historical events: critique of chattel slavery . Type of slavery where the slave is viewed as property. The slave is not viewed as a person. Would not be charged for murder because they did not kill a. Black men were free but women were not. Blacks, although free, could not exercise freedom in the south.
