ENGCOMP 3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Utopia, Kowtow, Ethnic Studies
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Malcolm x learned to read in prison: he couldn"t express what he wanted to convey in his letters. Prison caused him to study 15 hours a day. A latina in academia - carmen r. lugo-lugo. Lugo-lugo"s students assume things about her as a latina professor: shows what their attitudes toward education are, she is aware of herself as a woman of color. She"s a woman of color, she was teaching a subject that people consider unnecessary (racism is a thing of the past) Google searches - latinas are seen as hot and sexual. Students write in course evaluations: they didn"t expect a latina to be intelligent and knowledgeable. Color-blind mentality: ethnic studies classes are unnecessary, the class is a waste of their money, racial inequality basically evaporated from our society (194). Students want things their own way: professors become customer service representatives, kowtowing to demands. Don"t send your kids to the ivy league - william deresiewicz.
