ETH STD 101B Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Claudia Rankine

• School: Berkeley
• Department: Ethnic Studies
• Course: ETH STD 101B
• Professor: Gregory Choy

Document Summary

Rankine exploring black anger by white audience. The language of blood by jane jeong trenka. Most people live in the suburbs of the twin cities. Experiences through her small town during school years. Her birth mother is the one sending her these letters, but adopted mother is keeping them from jane. Language of connection between birth mother & daughter. Birth mother & daughter can never relinquish. Reflection of how typical family should be acting when going to dinner. Mythologizing her birth mom at the expense of her adopted mother.