Identities – Page 2 – Dr. Eric Drown

Identity Personal identity Social identity Appiah Interview Identities are lies that we use to group ourselves and each other Multiple, overlapping identities Community of strangers Yoshino Covering True self/False Self Assimilation Conversation Coates The New People The American Dream/Dreamers/The Other World Racism/Race The Body Fear/Violence Nakedness Masculinity (Black and White) Survival Clash with the Street Read More …

Community Agreements

Posted onFebruary 18, 2019February 18, 2019AuthorEric DrownLeave a comment

In this unit of the course, we will be exploring an important topic that many people find challenging to discuss, in part because our individual experiences may be considerably different from one anothers’. So, I’d like to start by having us set a few community agreements, or “norms,” to help make the space feel safe Read More …

Playing ‘Gotcha’ With the Confederate Flag in Maine

Posted onFebruary 17, 2019AuthorEric DrownLeave a comment

When Some People are Thought of As Trash

Posted onFebruary 17, 2019February 17, 2019AuthorEric DrownLeave a comment

Blurb: “A white lower class not only figured more prominently in the development of the colonies and the young country than national lore suggests, but was spoken of from the start explicitly in terms of waste and refuse. Read reader letters reacting to the article here.