Among the most dramatic images Hayes presents is the scene where black boxer Al Brown -- in the ring to raise money for the Dakar-Djibouti expedition to Africa -- sees French guards at all four corners of the ring "…as though Brown's pugilistic prowess were some savage ritual on display" (86). [Analysis] Hayes' research article offers value for the alert student in that: a) it brings into focus the community of black intellectuals (artists, writers, musicians) who were writing, painting, and making music in Paris after WWI; b) it informs (e.g., the critical dissecting by Hayes of iconic works by Yve-Alain Bois / Rosalind E. Krauss -- "Formless: A User's Guide" -- on modern art and Georges Didi-Huberman's Confronting Images is also valuable research to become acquainted with); c) it educates by delving deeply into the issues of "form" vs. "content" and...
"Western artistic practice"; and d) studying this piece is in effect going to school on how a scholarly critique of difficult historical subjects should be conducted. Hayes is to be admired when he restrains his rebuttals; he clearly has a right to bitterly object to the ethnic slur by French surrealist writer Michel Leiris, who wrote that European life "is dull and ugly" compared with "these creatures [Africans] who are as touching as the trees." Hayes responds not by mentioning Leiris' name, but by invoking the names of writers / critics who "shy away from such unseemly moments" (110). This is a classy work, difficult at times to fully understand. But anyone can understand that when jazz is called a "primitive art" it is a not-so-subtle way of admitting that the person making that remark is either biased or ignorant. Readers understand that,…
Ethnic Studies Pachucos are Mexican-American youth, who are generally ages of thirteen to twenty-two who belonged to juvenile gangs between 1930s to the 1950s.they, developed their own subculture during this period and were located in the southwestern United States. They were generally referred to as zoot- suites by mainstream media due to the distinctive clothes that they wore. It is speculated that the origin of Pachuquismo as it being connected to
The advantage of Ethnic Studies is its applicability to a wide diversity of fields. In order to function well in these fields, students in this direction need a specific set of skills and personality traits that are developed during their studies. By providing a fully balanced focuses upon the history, literature and politics of various ethnic groups, universities develop an understanding of the position of these cultures within the national
" (2002) The involvement in block gangs results in the adolescents being more likely to carry guns for two reasons: (1) Protection and a deterrent to violence; and (2) a strong belief that the opposing block-gang members will carry them. (Mateu-Gelabert, 2002) Guns are in addition to being used as "a currency for respect and a source of protection" intricately related to the business of drug dealing and therefore their use is for
These include taking minority students into account when creating classroom culture and promoting a culture of acceptance and understanding, as well as teaching in such a way that students from a host of cultures feel comfortable. Employing these methods, among others, creates an environment in which all students can flourish and diversity can be honored as an important characteristic of the United States. Furthermore, it will create an environment
(Portes, Fernandez-Kelly and Haller, 2005) the family income stated for each of these nationalities upholds the supposition that socioeconomic factors greatly impact the lives and experiences of immigrant children in the United States. The work of Rumbaut (nd) entitled: "Acculturation, Discrimination, and Ethnic Identity Among Children of Immigrants" reports the experience as stated by Carolyn Hwang as follows: "My identity is hardly clear-cut… to my parents, I am all American,
However, our continuing humanitarian obligation to the Indians cannot allow these primitive peoples to stand in the way of national progress. They must be removed and granted only a reasonable amount of territory. Editorial Against Indian Removal I regret to say that our potentially great nation is being sullied by the way that it has approached the question of Indian removal from the Great Desert. Largely to escape the oppression of
Our semester plans gives you unlimited, unrestricted access to our entire library of resources —writing tools, guides, example essays, tutorials, class notes, and more.
Get Started Now