Description Jane Hill is discussing particular usage of Spanish in the United States, especially in the context of a national culture of whiteness and English. Hill argues that Mock Spanish may seem funny or clever on the surface, but it also serves a second purpose, where “desirable qualities are assigned to Anglos, and undesirable qualities…
Description ———————Part 1 Essay about 5 pages Choice # 1: Analyze the ways in which Hip Hop promotes self-awareness and self-expression. You may write an essay, create an audio recording, or video. You may discuss and analyze your own personal experience or combine examples from ours and your own resources. You must discuss and analyze…
Description Susana Pena’s work can be challenging–she is drawing on the anthropological notions that sexuality and its forms are culturally constructed, and in this article, she is considering its emergence in the global city of Miami amongst Cuban Americans. She tells us on page 234 that “because sex and gender are organized differently in Latin…
Description Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is for you to think about the use of lyrics, and the arrangement of words, as a way to illustrate social problems that are important to you. For this Assignment you have two options Option one: Collage Poem: Select a theme you would like to express. It can…
Description Part 1 the purpose of this blog post is for you to discuss your interpretation of rap and hip-hop through the sources provided in this weeks modules. As a class, we are going to build a playlist of songs that focus on the theme of the course: art as a means to reduce invisibility…
Description After you’ve finished, write a thoughtful discussion post about what you’ve learned from these 3 articles–at least 3 paragraphs. What did you find interesting and what did you find provocative? Consider the following questions: What does Tannen mean by report- and rapport-talk? What are some examples? What is important about (or what can we…
Description this can be a difficult read: Susan Harding is examining evangelical Christian language as a meaningful linguistic form (a shape, or a structure). After you complete your reading, write a thoughtful discussion post about what you’ve learned. Consider the following questions: Susan Harding says, “It was my voice but not my language. I had…
Description Read and discuss: Keith Basso’s “Speaking with Names” from Wisdom Sits in Places: Landscape and Language Among the Western Apache. After you’ve finished, write a thoughtful discussion post about the article–at least 3 paragraphs. This can be a tough read–try to get what you can out of the first few pages, but really concentrate…
Question Description I’m working on a anthropology discussion question and need the explanation and answer to help me learn. after you’ve finished reading Chapters 5-7, write a thoughtful discussion post about the book: What are the complications that resulted from the radiation? What were some of the problems of becoming “exiles,”–especially in terms of self-sufficiency,…
Question Description I’m working on a humanities discussion question and need the explanation and answer to help me learn. The purpose of this blog post is for you to discuss your topic of interest in B-boying style and your interpretation of the sources provided and discuss the changing perspectives and B-Boy or B-Girling relevance today….