ENGLISH 3A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Color Blindness, Indian Act, Racialization

• School: McMaster University
• Department: English
• Course: ENGLISH 3A03
• Professor: Professor Coleman

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Sept. 27, oct. 25, nov. 29, jan. 31, feb. 28, mar. All of the writings in this class have cost people their life, safety, security, etc. We have to take the environment and creation into account. Become a public space for everyone (who can afford it) This presupposes that race is based solely on the physical. Racial designations have not remained the same, then they must be influenced by historical changes-> the obviousness is no so obvious. Ex) twin brothers from mixed parents-> one is black and one is white. They look like twins except for skin colour. Race: each of the major divisions of humankind, having distinct physical characteristics. Racism: 1) a belief in the superiority of a particular race 2) prejudice based on this 3) antagonism towards other races 4) the theory that human abilities are determined by race. These words are what people think-> moves race toward what people believe, feel and think.