AAS 3340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Henry Louis Gates Jr., Nonprofit Organization, Toni Morrison

• School: University of Houston
• Department: African American Studies
• Course: AAS 3340
• Professor: tsepho,cherry

Document Summary

American patriotism-merican patriotism is patriotism involving cultural attachment of. Americans to the united states as their homeland. American patriotism has been identified by some as distinct from american nationalism because of the emphasis of american patriotism upon values rather than a commitment to a nation. Henry louis gates jr. -henry louis skip gates jr. is an american literary critic, teacher, historian, filmmaker and public intellectual who currently serves as the alphonse fletcher. University professor and director of the hutchins center for african and african american. Community engagement- social engagement refers to participation in collective activities. Community engagement refers to the process by which community benefit organizations and individuals build ongoing, permanent relationships for the purpose of applying a collective vision for the benefit of a community. Home as a metaphor for freedom- n many ways, the home is a metaphorfor the consumer"s life. This idea of the home as a metaphor for living is developed.