GS201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Critical Race Theory, Afrocentrism, Identity Politics
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Black and latino population particularly targeted since nixon declare wod. Response to liberalist view: be blind to race. Race as identity politics: black power movement: Rejection to liberal view: race must be recognized, embraced in order to empower individuals. Martin luther king jr. : liberal view, make all equal regardless of race. Malcolm x: build african movement: seek roots and embrace the origin. Molefi kete asante: response to eurocentrism, importance of african identity and reversing colonization. Seeing africans as actors not just as victims. Africans have culture, history and contribution which is often unrecognized in the world. Patricia hill collins: afrocentric feminism: transmit information rather than collecting it. Stanley: collective landscape: how do we tell the past and understand the present. Racialization: processes of absolute and inescapable ascriptions. Looking at institutions as well as human interactions. What looks neutral might not be: education, justice. White privilege: works because no one thinks about it.
