Sociology 3210 Study Guide - Final Guide: Identity Politics, Consumerism, Reality Principle
11 Nov 2016
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You will be asked to respond to three of the following six questions: Stuart hall argued that it is difficult to engage in identity politics for. Identity politics vital in political movement because acts as platform for positive movements. It includes a shared identity that acts as a cohesive movement with shared goals. Calls for new set of knowledge to be produced from a carribean. African-based identity taken from us civil rights model. 5: willis" resistance centered in cultural styles. Africa has always been part of the carribean in some ways. Hall argues that the gaze of the european has been an ongoing force in production of "other" Sexualized - you"re so hot/such a good dancer . Hall points out that this is a mixed bag in some senses, it"s appealing to the individual, like oh, yeah! Hall asks if it is possible to imagine a "true" carribean. America is a space where everyone is different, a newcomer: multiple diasporas.
