COM 439 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Gender History, Contact Hypothesis, Scientific Revolution
12 Aug 2018
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Debut of a technology item, the oscars, etc. Native americans, slave"s perspective, indentured servants, etc. Hegemonic mindset: the affluent, famous, white, and well-educated control the narrative. National history: past events that impacted a nation. Civil war, revolutionary war, end of apartheid in s. africa. Cultural history: of a particular group within a nation, People in power control what is revealed. Modernist identity: founded in the westernist perspective. Grand narrative: overall story that attempts to explain everything. Hidden histories: hidden from or forgotten by the mainstream. Ethnic histories: a specific ethnic group (smaller than cultural history) Racial history: not mainstream, talking about certain aspects of a race. Sexual orientation: experiences of gay and transgender people. Ex: george washington chopping down the cherry tree. Contact hypothesis: posits that better interactions is facilitated just by putting people together. Eight factors to improve intercultural communication and attitudes. We all bring our own histories to an interaction. We need to understand the roles of history.
