September 17, 2019
Topic:Identities and borderlands
Read for Class:
- Anzuldúa, G. (1987). Borderlands LaFrontera: The new mestiza. San Francisco, CA: Aunt Lute Books. Chapters 1, 2, 5, and 7. (Book is attached in the link)
Do for class:
- bring to class a couple of questions/comments about Anzuldúa’s excerpt. Questions or comments are those points that you had a question about or a question about how the readings fit into larger conversations or a comment on something you found interesting or disturbing or what have you.
- also bring in a piece from your field/area that deals with identity, bias, institutions or a combination of the three.
In class:
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- discuss the readings
- place the readings in a broader context
- exercise on identities and bias
- due comprehend
- what worked? what didn’t? what did you learn (or not)?
- create questions for our guest next week
- discuss the readings
