Identity-one of the most bizarre, yet necessary, human fabrications. Trying to decipher the readings and develop a quality response for last weeks discussion topics is anything but easy for me. The fact that you must project an image in this world in order to survive or to attempt to be successful is somewhat daunting. [...]
This week we learned about the difference and of course, the most important difference would be the race- this is the first thing that came into my mind when I heard “difference”. When I am thinking of a race, one of biggest factors is the Geographic and Location even though I do take account of [...]
After looking through the music videos, articles and discussions from this week I found that I was most interested by the debate on “whiteness” and how this term has changed meaning over the years. It is extremely obvious in Watts’ essay, the film 8 Mile and the music video “My White Friends” that the term [...]
From the music videos, New York Times article, Eminem piece, and our discussions in class, the theme of racial authenticity seems to be pertinent throughout, but also the ways in which certain public figures are challenging this stance that, for example, a black representative must have clawed his way up from the urban slums [...]
