ENG426H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: June Jordan, White Privilege
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Truth: as a report, jordan"s writing seeks to present itself as display of fact, but at the same time, distances from presentation of colonial facts about bahamas, relies on kind of anecdotal evidence not commonly used in academia. Identification/disidentification: many of the groups and organizations that jordan reaches out to refuse to help sokutu. Inability of white organizations to find solidarity with south african woman. In contrast, cathy is willing to help because of direct experience with an alcoholic male in her family solidarity that transcends race. Jordan recounts how she could connect with author of book she"s reading more than the main character author has privilege to write. Identifies her relative privilege as an academic in the west class and geography interrupt identifications of race and gender.
