to dismantling whiteness. First‚ he argues‚ whites must “overcome ... the transparency” of whiteness by recognizing that not only people of colour are ‘raced.’ Second‚ whites must “recognize and accept the personal consequences of breaking out of a White identity.” This means rejecting white privilege in concrete ways‚ as suggested in Race Traitor. Third‚ whites must choose “against whiteness” on a daily basis (136-137). These steps are necessary because the continuation of whiteness “requires the
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Reed 1 Kyle Reed LIBS 202 Ms. Davis 4 September 2014 Toure Review As I began to watch the Toure video I thought it was going to be a very boring speech about his life. Even though I thought the speech would be boring I figured that it would have and influential message that allows me to see the world in a new perspective. The essential message of his speech is about the new forms of racism that we may not even consider. These new forms of racism are mainly through micro-aggressive statements
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What is ‘Otherness’ in Popular Music and How Can ‘Otherness’ Be Taught in Higher Education By Matthew Clyma Gooderson Matthew Gooderson! Page 1 of 23 Introduction This practitioner research based project will take on the form of a composition task designed for foundation degree‚ popular music students. Teaching composition‚ unlike other subjects like mathematics‚ is not just about technical information and skills‚ where there is a clear idea of “right” and “wrong.” Teaching someone
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in reference to Ted Hughes ‘Sam’ and Sylvia Plath’s ‘Whiteness I Remember’. Composers construct their own representations of events‚ personalities or situations; they manipulate the features of their texts in order to achieve a particular effect/impact on the responder. These constructions can be influenced by many factors and thus this leads to conflicting perspectives amongst texts. Ted Hughes poem ‘Sam’ and Sylvia Plath’s poem ‘Whiteness I Remember’ demonstrate the way in which differing perspectives
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everything about her was different or wrong according to the others. Since she didn’t fit‚ her self was defined as the “other”. She ended up feeling ashamed of herself. However with dancing and acting she discovered the awareness of oneness. In Embracing Otherness‚ Embracing Myself (Newton‚ 2011) she basically talks about the concept of self in contrast to oneness. The important thing is being connected to everything and being open to other people’s feelings which creates the state of self-awareness. It can
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our courses era‚ and secondly‚ comment as to how it pertains to the career of Jimi Hendrix. Your discussion could include a brief review of Steve Waksman’s article “Black Sound‚ Black Body: Jimi Hendrix‚ the Electric Guitar‚ and the Meanings of Blackness‚” highlighting the author’s main points and conclusions. Black repression was still very much alive during Jimi Hendrix’s time. Black artists were thought only to appeal to a black crowd‚ which created tours like the Chitlin Circuit‚ and successful
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In Sherman Alexie’s short story‚ “This is What it Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona”‚ we see a clear depiction of Otherness between the characters‚ Victor and Thomas-Builds-the-Fire. This story is about a boy named Victor‚ who recently lost his father to a heart-attack. Strapped for cash‚ he is forced to rely on the Tribal Council to fund the retrieval of his father’s remains in Phoenix. However‚ the council is unable to meet his request and due to financial constraints can only provide one hundred
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However‚ while Othello was initially able to comprehend the love of others in Venice‚ his capacity to do so – in particular‚ in relation to Desdemona – rapidly declined as he begins to increasingly identify with “otherness.” This is apparent almost immediately after Iago planted the seeds of doubt in Othello. After Iago intimated that Desdemona’s potential infidelity may have been an inevitable result of his race – “though I may fear / Her will‚ recoiling to her better judgement‚ may fall to match
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Eminem’s “My Name is/Guilty Conscience” mash-up performance at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards concert constituted a breakthrough performance. The set opened with Eminem‚ dressed in baggy pants‚ an oversized white tee‚ a backwards baseball cap and a Nike‚ hoodie with the ironic label‚ “Role Model” flashing across his chest in LED lights. In front of mobile home cutouts and an LED “Trailer Park” sign‚ Eminem rapped his 1999 single‚ “My Name Is‚” which introduced his alter ego‚ the hedonistic‚ misogynistic
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criteria seems unafraid of reading for otherness and valuing the feeling of being overwhelmed at the end. In other words‚ Leonard seems to embrace contamination. Similar to Frankel‚ Leonard sees meaning in the poetic language‚ however Leonard values it because of the awareness it gives to the reader. Since Leonard is able to brave feeling contaminated while reading‚ he mentions that “Morrison’s angry sadness overwhelms‚” and this demonstrates his reading for otherness‚ or looking for the blind spots that
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