ETST 3794 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Noel Ignatiev, Sherman Alexie, Race Today
13 Mar 2018
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Read the absolutely true diary of a part-time indian by sherman alexie: due: 01/23/2018 @ 3:30pm. Syllabus quiz is on canvas: due: 01/21/2018 @ 11:59pm. Write about when you first learned about race. How did you learn to be white, black, chicano, japanese, american indian, etc. I never really had an awakening. i"ve always been around different races and i never saw the need to categorize people (consciously) based on looks. Of course, every kid sorts things by shapes and color but i never saw one color (race) or shape (gender) as better than another. Keep in mind that definitions and identities can change over time: ex. In 1900, immigrants like the italians and the irish were often viewed as. Today, most people consider italians and irish as white and as part of the white majority culture: how the irish became white by noel ignatiev looks at cultural definitions and how they change over time.
