ANTB20H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: African-American Culture, Scientific Racism, Structural Violence
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Cultural citizenship and the body politic lecture 6 (monday feb 11th) Another variable in globalization, and understands the other global. Tamil south indian race, fit into certain physical attributes. Whether you are welcome in ones country/house, depends on race/culture/gender. Race exists b/c it influences on how you are treated allocations of resources etc. No such thing as a pure race, not biological rather a social construct. -do upon others what you would to yourself categories placed upon you change when you cross borders. Prof, in singapore was indian, in guyana was white, in london was asian. Everyone in the bus was male, and had red hair. *reference to mia past, sri lankan tamil, how the past was something like that. People have power deem certain groups as better qualified etc. Structural violence: institutions you live in create barriers for you. Black french man of african decent, philosopher. Founder of black movement, getting voiced to colonialism that had affected african colonies.
