Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Questions

Submission: How does fear affect or change racial identity for those who have been traumatized by white supremacist culture?

Revision: What role does "fear" and "mutual fear" play in understanding riot culture in James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time and Walter Mosley's Little Scarlet? How does fear and/or mutual fear explain the origins for rioting and racial violence, and also how people understand riots and racial violence that occurs as a result of rioting?

Answer this question in a 2-3 sentence, tentative thesis statement where you define what you mean by fear and/or mutual fear, and the meaning, or relationship, of the textual examples you plan to use to explore this idea. Then, in at least three supporting paragraphs, use manageable quotes from both course texts to support the claims you make in your thesis, making sure that you explore passages from both texts. In at least one paragraph, perhaps the conclusion, be sure to explicitly compare and contrast how these two texts converse with one another about the theme at stake (fear, and/or mutual fear). More points will be awarded to students who examine passages that reflect their personal reading of the texts (in other words, students will receive increase their chances of excellence if they don't simply summarize class discussions about passages we discussed as a group).

Submission: Are riots - and/or the use of social violence-- regressive or progressive? Can rioting use strategic violence as a vehicle for social change? Does justice actually follow rioting? Can rioting be used for positive means?What new problems or challenges might arise from the use of rioting and/or social violence?

Revision: In what ways do the texts The Fire Next Time and Little Scarlet demonstrate how riots communicate a search for social justice through strategic violence? To what extent does rioting achieve justice for rioters, and to what extent does it create a new set of problems for communities to solve?

Answer this question in a 2-3 sentence, tentative thesis statement where you define what you mean by social justice and strategic violence, and the meaning, or relationship, of the textual examples you plan to use to explore this idea. Then, in at least three supporting paragraphs, use manageable quotes from both course texts to support the claims you make in your thesis, making sure that you explore passages from both texts. In at least one paragraph, perhaps the conclusion, be sure to explicitly compare and contrast how these two texts converse with one another about the theme at stake (social justice and strategic violence). More points will be awarded to students who examine passages that reflect their personal reading of the texts (in other words, students will receive increase their chances of excellence if they don't simply summarize class discussions about passages we discussed as a group).

Revision: In what ways do both Baldwin's The Fire Next Time and Mosley's Little Scarlet depict the role of anger and frustration as a root motivation for rioting? How do both authors 'work through' those emotions and construct an alternative framework for adapting to injustice?



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