Tips and Policies

-REMEMBER: Discussion session serves as an outlet to speak what we think of the L

and R
-Talk about the ideas not the differences

Changing perspective
-Analyze: Sentence is about:
Who: Scholars in the 20th Cent.
Topic: What race means?
-Is race biological or cultural? In the mid 20 th cent the worldview surpassed
scientific discovery.
Main Idea: Strength of racial worldview in the collective consciences
Conclusion: Scientists questioned the validity of race to science.
Race as a social construction but it is also un-scientific.

QUESTIONS:
Debate: Physical appearances are dependent on environment Natural selection
Vs. Random mutations
Physical appearance: factors such as food scarcity and environment are responsible
for the adaptations
Mutations: just random. You got lucky.
1: The Beginnings of race
-Scientific vs. Subjective (Folk Concept)
-Fixed clear cut divisions, Books on Race vs. Race is a myth, White is
superior
-Race is hypothetical which allows studying to be easier
2.Transfroming the Idea of race
-Race is physical and socially acceptable, not biological vs. Biological view of Race

-Taxinomical, Cultural vs SCIENCE

3. Transforming the Idea of Race
-Blood groups,
-Race should not be a reduction of people bc its more of a social concept than a
scientific discovery

*Gene pools circulate specific traits that dont belong to any specific group
*Human Genetic Variation vs Racial Category
4. Validity of Race in Science
-Regional vs. Race doesnt exist
-Helps distinguish people vs. Blurs lines
5.
- natural selection vs. random mutations
-Adaptations for temp, food resources vs. face structure is not necessary for survival
-Neither position supports the concept of race
Scientific racism:
Human genetic variation Racial Categories RACISM

ASSIGNMENTS:
Reading forms due 2x this quarter; week 2 (Monday before midnight) and 4
-choose reading yourself (Thursday of week 2, Oct 8)
Discussion section website Discussion forum
-one question per article
-week 2 readings are due Monday
MONDAY 10/5
-Reading Form (email)
-Bad Indians

MONDAY 10/12
5 questions W 2 ,Thursday and W 3, Tuesday
Class website
On page 172, Miranda compares the torment her siblings and she suffered at the hnds of
their father to that endured by Native Americans from the Spanish during the building of
the California Missions. Miranda then accredits her spiritual and mental liberation to her
finally accepting her sexuality and discovering her own Esslen roots. What would be the
liberation her people - and all Indigenous People in generala

On page 172, Miranda compares the torment her siblings and she suffered at the hands of their
father to that endured by her Native American ancestors from the Spanish padres during the building
of the California Missions.
After many years of reliving the pain caused by her father and the color of her skin, Miranda finds
herself finally capable of liberation both spiritually and mentally - by accepting her sexuality and
reaching out to discover her own Esselen roots.
Due to Mirandas experiences and fierce persona, she was able to fight through her tormented
childhood and ancestry and reach a point of enlightenment, however, would other Native Americans
in different economic and mental situations be capable of finding their liberation, would they seek it?
How many generations after the Mission Indians would find themselves capable of reaching such
liberation?

or

On page 172, Miranda compares the torment her siblings and she suffered at the hands of their
father to that endured by Native Americans from the Spanish padres during the building of the
California Missions.
Earlier on page 72 she explains his cruelty and temper to his children by linking it to that taught to
the Indigenous people by the Spanish soldiers.

Is Mirandas claim that her life has been affected directly from the discrimination of her people in the
past plausible or is her life simply a common one with much sorrow.

Would her people - and all Indigenous People in general- find their own liberation? Would Vincenta,
the young girl raped by padre Real - page 23- have any form of liberation?