QUIZ MARCH 10
- The Italian; Son of Italy (example of
questions
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- The Great Migration of African Americans
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When did the Great Migration of African
American from the South take place?
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What were the main reasons of the Great
Migration?
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Why can we compare it to other mass
migrations from foreign countries?
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How does the experience of hardship of
immigrants, compare to the history of African Americans? Why
was (and is) the road to integration so full of obstacles for
African Americans?
- Lumière Brothers shorts and The
Birth of a Nation
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Question:
the issue of VOTING, which was central to the Civil Rights
movement of the 50s and 60s, appears both in THE
ITALIAN and THE BIRTH OF A NATION. What are
your considerations about the respective representation?
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Question:
in class I talked about the issue of language and
personal identity
(reference to SON OF ITALY).
The issue of voting is central to the notion of
COLLECTIVE IDENTITY.
By not being allowed to vote, minorities are told "You are not
one of us." YOU DO NOT BELONG TO OUR HISTORY. YOU WILL NOT BE
WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF AMERICAN HISTORY.
The first is a method to erase cultural/tribal belonging. The
second is a method of exclusion and segregation into a state of
NON-CITIZENSHIP.
(I suggest a quick search on DREAD SCOTT, Supreme Court case,
1857. Also, in what year did Native Americans became American
citizens?)
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Question:
in class I mentioned the representation of Italians as cowards,
with no "militaristic values," unwilling to fight "like real
men," "lacking courage."
We can find the same kind of representation for African
Americans in THE BIRTH. The implicit assumption
is that 'those people' are "not like us," unworthy of the ethos
of the country, deserving contempt.
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Class participation
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What do you plan to do to improve your
own participation in class?
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Propose a method (practice,
exercise) that would promote YOUR OWN participation in class.
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