Questions:
1. Junot Diaz writes about the survival of the people of the African Diaspora. In addition, to the oppression they have endured. Does anyone reflect on the stagnant state of being a surviver as a contributing factor to the second class status?
2. What are the influences of a patriarchy and Catholicism into the state of silence? What experiences do women have in the language of silence?
3. What are other outlets for the resolution to the trauma of not being able to speak? Music? Dance? Science? Are we pushing ourselves to excel in the U.S. due to a void we may have felt when immigrating?
Observations:
1. I understand that surviving slavery and racist oppression is a great did. And I often hear references to singular cases of bravery, tenacity, and perseverance. However, in order to overcome the issues we are currently dealing with, we need unity, and we need too look at the great accomplishments of the masses.
2. I believe that writing science fiction could also be an outlet for all of those things that are not possible. It is also important to avoid placing reality too far from science fiction, because at the end of the day our dreams real goals that we want to strive for in reality.
3. I really enjoyed when Junot Diaz talks about the importance of being misaligned. We must learn to be critical thinkers and to doubt everything that is fed to us. Because, the strongest weapon of a oppressive system is the miseducation of the oppressed.
My Vision:
My vision of radical hope would have to include the importance of collective work in order to create a revolution. A revolution to leave oppression and segregation behind, and to institute a platform for attaining not only tolerance, but embracement and celebration of our diversity.
1. Junot Diaz writes about the survival of the people of the African Diaspora. In addition, to the oppression they have endured. Does anyone reflect on the stagnant state of being a surviver as a contributing factor to the second class status?
2. What are the influences of a patriarchy and Catholicism into the state of silence? What experiences do women have in the language of silence?
3. What are other outlets for the resolution to the trauma of not being able to speak? Music? Dance? Science? Are we pushing ourselves to excel in the U.S. due to a void we may have felt when immigrating?
Observations:
1. I understand that surviving slavery and racist oppression is a great did. And I often hear references to singular cases of bravery, tenacity, and perseverance. However, in order to overcome the issues we are currently dealing with, we need unity, and we need too look at the great accomplishments of the masses.
2. I believe that writing science fiction could also be an outlet for all of those things that are not possible. It is also important to avoid placing reality too far from science fiction, because at the end of the day our dreams real goals that we want to strive for in reality.
3. I really enjoyed when Junot Diaz talks about the importance of being misaligned. We must learn to be critical thinkers and to doubt everything that is fed to us. Because, the strongest weapon of a oppressive system is the miseducation of the oppressed.
My Vision:
My vision of radical hope would have to include the importance of collective work in order to create a revolution. A revolution to leave oppression and segregation behind, and to institute a platform for attaining not only tolerance, but embracement and celebration of our diversity.
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