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In this section of English 101 with the help of Zeus and other Olympian gods I will explore the theme of masculinity through close reading, critical thinking, class discussions, and a variety of writing assignments such as analytical, comparative and persuasive...

Theme

"Although we often described men as masculine, we do not consider all men equally masculine. In other words, in United States, generally masculinity is associated with strength, power, and courage but also with violence, sexism and close-mindedness. The depictios of men we see in politics, entertainment and sports often promote as well as reinforce these standards of masculinity. What we will investigate in this course is the notion of masculinity as an abstract concept rather than a fixed category. By closely reading and discussing a selection of readings, we will consider masculinity in relation to media, race, work, fatherhood, and relationships. Our objective is to see whether there are in fact numerous masculinities rather than just one masculinity." - Class Syllabus

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Quick Write

Based on Marable's "The Black Male: Searching Beyond Stereotypes" comment on one of the following.
1. How did history contribute to a negative/ poor image of black male?

Slave owners seperated black males from their families creating this scenario of black men being seperated from their family responsibilities. No interaction with women or there children. An awful situation that is still be reproduced through history even though slavery has ended.

3 Sterotypes about black males put in place by white males:
  • Why step up and be a man in a society where your not even recognized sometimes as being a human being.White men viewed black men as animals something like cattle used to held production.
  • Black men represented a political threat to the slavery system.
  • Black men were described as sexual predators, making them feared and not felt sorry for.
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