For your paper, due March 7;
Choose one from these three:
Radiolab: “Ally’s Choice” “Straight outta Chevy Chase”,
Soundcheck: “There Were No Black Artists with No. 1 Hits in 2013”
AND one from these three:
“First Comes Love”, “Pop, Power, Privilege”; “The Most Visible Minority”
These are all on the same page, “Colour Code”
Write a two page paper that both compares the histories of race in the US and Canada, and also compares the ways that the podcasters are talking about and framing the question of race. Which categories work across borders, and which don’t? How similar or different are the concerns? (These are questions that are meant to start you thinking; feel free to follow your interests in this paper and make your own arguments). It will be helpful to draw from some of the readings we’ve done over the course of the semester and connect to the broader themes we’ve been talking about).
Remember also to read Saunt, chs. 1-5 for March 7.
Have a great week! I will be on email if you need anything, and can make appointments for Monday if you need to speak to me in person about your paper or anything else.
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