CETA 2020: Our first 2 emojis (of hundreds)

CETA 2020: Our first 2 emojis (of hundreds)
Created January 6, 2020

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Questions for our conversation with Rich Schein on Feb. 5



Please read After Charlottesville and post a paragraph-long question based on the reading by noon on Wednesday.
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  1. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2019 at 5:04 PM

    An excellent point made was not denying the white hegemony, but understanding the groups that have been subjected to it. My question is what are ways we can strengthen the community in a way takes down the basis of white hegemony?

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  2. EmilyFebruary 5, 2019 at 8:24 PM

    How do we separate history from racism and prejudice in a careful and nuanced way, whether it manifests as a statue or as what little white children are taught by their parents, especially for the people who are particularly sensitive and opposed to the removal of those statues? It's great if people who already agree statues like those shouldn't be in former slave trading posts, but if we're simply angry isolated with one another without creating social change, how much good does it really do in the long term?

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  3. Kremena TodorovaFebruary 6, 2019 at 12:03 AM

    One of the claims the article makes that really resonates with me is this: “History is not some thing that resides in the landscape and that we inherit, unchallenged from a reified past. History is a process that we make as (differently enabled) agents in the world.” My question is: how can we convey this complex thought using lay language? I ask because I am fairly comfortable making this argument using the language of academia (ideally, I would be able to assign a reading and discuss it with my interlocutor). But when faced with the argument that we shouldn’t erase history by removing Confederate monuments, I find that I lack the words to quickly and effectively challenge this point.

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    1. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2019 at 11:36 AM

      "The past is never dead. It's not even past." - William Faulkner

      :)

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2019 at 11:46 AM

    What do you think of Antifa, and especially their presence at the later TBC events? Do they help constructively avoid racist violence, or do they play into far-right "both-sides" narratives?

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2019 at 12:07 PM

    It was mentioned how international students of color were especially scared because they weren’t really aware of the historical context of the situation and thought they felt targeted just because they were different. How did you all go about addressing this situation? Did you all attempt to teach them the historical context and about white supremecy? Did some of them leave because of this?

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2019 at 12:26 PM

    For years, the Lost Cause statues in Courthouse Plaza stood as a symbol to white hegemony and a very specific representation of the city's history. What other visages of white hegemony are present in the city of Lexington? Which ones might be changed, and which ones not so much?

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2019 at 1:12 PM

    How many representations of white hegemony are present still? At the end of the article it talks about dismantling white hegemony. In what ways can we do that?

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  8. Marissa PriceFebruary 6, 2019 at 1:28 PM

    One thing the article mentions is that students brought valuable thoughts to the table in their discussion of Charlottesville. What are some ways to help keep students (including college-age and younger) engaged with issues like this?

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  9. UnknownFebruary 6, 2019 at 3:54 PM

    Thanks. I will try to address all these this evening. Looking forward to meeting the new folks.

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