struggle to achieve its independence was to escape the “powerlessness” Derek Walcott describes as indicative of third world countries or “the ex-colonial world”. Without reservation, such countries endured “the loss of history, the amnesia of the races,” and a multitude of other colonial ramifications. As a result of imperialistic dominance, the corollaries consequential of post-colonialism emphasize the marginalization of Caribbean peoples and the divided sense of self. Yet despite the hegemonic…
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Course Introduction • SHiP - • CAGES - Structure (Structure of society) History (Historical events that influence individuals) i Power (Ability to control one’s own life or the lives of others’. Class Age Gender Ethnicity Sexuality Daniel Josephs Sociology Semester 2 2011 Lecture 2: Sociological history and theory (Modernizing) Modernism: A set of artistic practices Modernity: The key sociological category to describe the condition of being modern encompassing forms…
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CRT scholars strongly believe that race and racism is a permanent, powerful, dominant and a normal component of American society (DeCuir & Dixson, 2004; Ladson-Billings, 1998; Lynn et al., 2002; Solórzano & Yosso, 2002). CRT scholars believe this so passionately that they are more surprised…
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Immigration: Gender, Race and Boundary Crossing LALS 31107M -82942 Prof. Norma Fuentes-Mayorga Lectures: Tues, Thurs 11:00am -12:15pm Office: 6/108C NAC Classroom: 379 Shepard Hall Office Hours: 4-6pm Course description: This course explores the immigrant and integration experience of Latina women in the US and the significance of gender and race in their socioeconomic life chances. The course bridges literatures on international migration, Latino studies, gender, race and boundary crossing…
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THE MEDIA SCHOOL Level C UNIT: Media Theory 1: Developing Argument Semester 1 Framework Unit Guide Media Production Undergraduate Framework BA (Hons) / Dip HE / Cert HE Digital Media Design BA (Hons) / Dip HE / Cert HE Media Production BA (Hons) / Dip HE / Cert HE Scriptwriting for Film and Television BA (Hons) / Dip HE / Cert HE Radio BA (Hons) / Dip HE / Cert HE Television Production September 2014 (Version 1.4) Contents Developing Arguments: Overview of the Unit 1. Introduction…
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patterns found in them, to create their own new, emergent beats. These beats were eventually coupled with a rhyming, chanting style of singing, referred to as rapping. Research Question Does Hip Hop reflect social inequalities? (Class, Gender, Sexuality etc.) Lit-Review Hip-Hop and Masculinity The image of the urban U.S. American pimp functions as a powerful…
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CNPS 427 January 14, 14 Counselling as a Profession – School Counselling - client-centered Main activities and roles of Counsellors and Guidance Workers Clinical (individual, group, family/couples) Intake and assessment Therapy/guidance Writing session reports (ease notes) To have reminders of what treatments you have implemented thus far and what treatment you have in plan Follow-up Referral File matches w/ clients – communicate with other professionals (eg. Physicians) about this client (saving…
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democratic country. Additionally, there are unique circumstances in which the entertaining sphere of television combines forces with the political/informational sphere and brings awareness to slightly taboo issues through a captivating melodramatic narrative series. Such is the case of the American Broadcast Company’s television program How to Get Away with Murder. This primetime program brings awareness to the marginalized tactics and overt acts of oppression that African American women experience in…
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glossary appears in Section 16 for reference purposes. Key terms used to describe the study of English in the syllabus are outlined below. Responding is the activity that occurs when students read, listen to, or view texts. It encompasses the personal and intellectual connections a student makes with texts. It also recognises that students and the texts to which they respond reflect social contexts. Responding typically involves: * reading, listening and viewing that depend on, but go beyond…
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2006 [pic] The precursors of fascism -- militarization of culture, vigilantism, masculine fear of female power, xenophobia and economic destabilization -- are ascendant in America today. When I was 18, before student tracking in the public schools had been formalized, an informal tracking system was nevertheless in place: the university track, the craft track, the poultry worker track, and the prison track. I was somewhere between the last two. Both my parents were working in a defense contractor…
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