LAWS 3503 Study Guide - Final Guide: Fide, Socalled, Nigger
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Lecture 2 (lecture 1 was just an introduction, nothing but the syllabus) Learning from discomfort: a letter to my daughter - good example of a title. Not considered an academic paper, not something we"re used to reading and because it"s so informal it"s harder to pull facts from and and determine what is important. Think about how you respond intellectually and emotionally when reading. Think about how our growing up has effected us, where our assumptions came from: our understanding of ableism, homophobia, etc. We"re not responsible fort he past wrongs of others, but at the same time we live with the legacy of the past wrongs: the past effects the present and the future. Learn from the discomfort, why is it making you uncomfortable and learn from it. Asymmetry excluding a white person is not the same as excluding another racialized people because of the systemic issues that are present: formal vs. substantive equality.
