GS 554 — Classrooms in Motion: Hip-Hop Based Education
Our discussion of Marc Lamont Hill’s Beats, Rhymes, and Classroom Life: Hip-Hop Pedagogy and the Politics of Identity produced many themes and questions. Here are a few. Feel free to continue...
View ArticleGS 554 — Reimagining the Gendered Classics: Little Women
Here is a growing list of themes and questions that have arisen during our discussion of Luisa May Alcott’s Little Women. Themes: The gendered nature of toys and products targeted at children (American...
View ArticleGS 554 — Reimagining the Gendered Classics: Huck Finn
Here is a growing list of themes and questions that have arisen during our discussion of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Themes: The cultural image of the teacher/reformer as a heroic...
View ArticleGS 554 — Reimagining the Gendered Classics: The Catcher in the Rye
Our discussion of J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye spawned the following: Themes: The call and answer (or lack of answer) in Holden’s experiences. Holden’s preoccupation with protecting...
View ArticleGS 554 — Reimagining the Gendered Classics: The Bluest Eye
The following are some highlights from our discussion of Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye: Themes: The complexity of the role of black women in art, literature, Civil Rights, and continually evolving...
View ArticleGS 554 — Native American Perspectives: Education for Extinction
The beginning of our examination of indigenous perspectives of education included a discussion of information from the text Education for Extinction: American Indians and the Boarding School Experience...
View ArticleGS 554 — Elaborating on Native American Perspectives
Our class discussion drew on our reading of Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Thomas King’s Truth & Bright Water, and the 1998 film Smoke Signals. Themes: Borders as...
View ArticleGS 554 — Coming of Age in America: Contemporary Issues
Our discussion today began with the following texts: In Country by Bobbie Ann Mason, and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). Themes: The lasting and growing impact of war on our youth and their...
View ArticleGS 554 — Coming of Age in America: Contemporary Issues (Continued)
Explore Roberto Rivera’s www.thegoodlifeorganization.com. Questions of Application: What do we do with the ideas that have come up over the course of the institute? How do we apply our understanding in...
View ArticleGS 554 — Contemporary Issues: Personal Experiences of Ascent and Immersion
Here are some resources that came up in class today: www.amazwi-voicesofwomen.com – Go to Archive www.cas.org.za – Go to Gallery, Pick Theme www.lesleenelson.com – Go to Memory Cloths...
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