HUMAN 1C Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Mary Prince, Monogamy
Coates, Between the World and Me
● A contemporary black man living in America, 2015, book, conversation to his son
● “You have responsibility that other boys don’t, you don’t have responsibilities that black girls do”
● Race and gender carries responsibilities
● Conversation, uses stories from past to develop his point
● Text shows how empire puts black people at a disadvantage and has used them over the years
Equiano, The Interesting Narrative
● Slave who purchased his own freedom
○ Autobiography written in London in 1789
● Separation vs togetherness
○ Lack of agency vs suicide
● Tells a story of his life
● Empire made their lives hell
Hawkins, A History of a Voyage
●Hawkins is a young Englishman who worked on a slave ship in the 1790s
● We learn about european values based on the way he describes the women
● The facet of empire we see is how europeans feel entitled
● Shows how empire creates race and gender
○ Sexualizes African women
Boscana on Marriage and Childbirth
● Boscana is a Franciscan missionary who is known for ethnographic studies of California Indians
● He believes in Serial monogamy, children only to procreate
Document Summary
A contemporary black man living in america, 2015, book, conversation to his son. You have responsibility that other boys don"t, you don"t have responsibilities that black girls do . Conversation, uses stories from past to develop his point. Text shows how empire puts black people at a disadvantage and has used them over the years. Hawkins is a young englishman who worked on a slave ship in the 1790s. We learn about european values based on the way he describes the women. The facet of empire we see is how europeans feel entitled. Shows how empire creates race and gender. Boscana is a franciscan missionary who is known for ethnographic studies of california indians. He believes in serial monogamy, children only to procreate. Author discredits validity of marriage between natives. Gets clothes at the end of her time. Described as a housewife, where the other women do not get descriptions as wives, mothers, or humans.
