I wasn’t sure how class would go but I actually feel like it went really well. I think we were able to connect the movie and the article well and that they, combined, lead to a good discussion. I also felt like people really did read the article and that they found it, at least to some degree, stimulating. Thanks everyone, for that. By the end I felt that we were potentially going in circles a bit, but that we were still agreeing with each other in the process. I felt our discussion hit a bit of a brick wall in that I felt my only options were to suggest that we all drop out of school right away, and then to do so. Obviously I didn’t do that but I still don’t feel optimistic about my time here, as the university is a site of violence and began as a colonial instrument (to teach Indians to be more Western\/British in their thinking) Maybe, if I had been payed to go to Cambridge I’d be thinking about this differently, but as it stands right now, that isn’t the case and never will be.<\/p>\n
Sorry everyone, I’m very sad this morning reflecting on these conversations, and also I’m sad because Jian Ghomehi just got acquitted of all five crimes.<\/p>\n
Here is a rough lesson plan:<\/p>\n
I thought we would discuss:<\/p>\n
Times when we have felt ourselves hitting a proverbial “brick wall” and brainstorm as a class ways to potentially avoid\u00a0those experiences in the future?<\/p>\n
“The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.” \u00a0– Audre Lorde
\nWhat does this quote mean for us\/the university\/us, at the university?<\/p>\n
Do we ever personally see ourselves as “embodying diversity”?<\/p>\n
What are some concrete examples of radical action, coming from below, in the university?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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