Anthro 205 1st Edition Lecture 15Outline of Last LectureI. Documentary on Harvey MilkOutline of Current LectureI. Dr. Chavez evaluation of immigration, power, and representationII. DiscourseIII. HegemonyIV. Common SenseCurrent LecturePower, Discourse, and RepresentationDr. Leo Chavez- Prof. Of Anthropology at the University of California at Irvine- Not an ethnograpy- He is “steping back to see the way Latinos and immigrants are being represented in the U.S.- How Latinos are always seen as a threat- Interested in the power of representation in the meaning of citizenship- “Latinos aren’t like other immigrants”o They don’t learn english, intermarry, or mix in any way with the native populationAll these accusations are common to past immigrants and are NOT true and not based on substantial evidence.- “Immigrants as a threat to the nation” o not thinking of immigrants as people searching for a better life.o Boarders are becoming deadlier and deadlier even though it is necessary for economical reasons.- Interpretation: o Media shapes the way we view immigration. How a way of seeing the world (immigration as a bad thing) becomes common sense.These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Discourse: - Foucault – “A formation of ideas, images, and practices that construct knowledge of, ways of talking about, and forms of conduct associated with a particular topic, social activity, or institutional site in society.”- What is true about a topic is found in discourse- Not a conversation: a group of statements; systematic; truth; taken-for-granted.- Discourse sets a parameter- Fear of porous boarders- Repetitiveness is a building block of discourse.- Knowledge/Power - These 2 ideas are always linked (Foucault).- What is considered knowledge is always backed by power.Hegemony:- Power is exercised in ways beyond coercion.- Hegemony: “The system of values, attitudes, morality, and other beliefs that passively or activelysupport the established order and thus the class interests that dominate it”Common sense: - “The largely unconscious and uncritical way of perceiving the world that is widespread in any given historical epoch.”- The way that we consent to being governed without