AMH2097 Race Ethnicity Final Exam Study Guide Lecture August 30 2012 What is Essentialism Something natural Something biological Something that is in its nature or in essence What is constructivism Something culturally constructed Something culturally created Man made o The idea of Essentialism and Constructivism in Baby Clothes Who is the person in the picture below Is it a girl or a boy The person in the picture is actually a male and it is the former 32nd president Franklin Delano Roosevelt The idea that boys wear blue and girls wear pink wasn t always around it didn t become prevalent until the baby boomer era Before then babies used to wear white and both boys and girls would wear dresses just as FDR is styling in this picture o The idea of Essentialism and Constructivism in Motherhood Consider this Are all women good at being mothers Or do we just assume that all women are good mothers because that is how society has made it to be o The idea of Essentialism and Constructivism in Athletes Black Consider this Are all black people good athletes Or do we just assume they are because they are black and we believe African American men to have this super human ability to play sports and dunk like Jordan or run like a gazelle Some nights by FUN Here is a link to the video lyrics right below it to refresh your memory http www youtube com watch v qQkBeOisNM0 Anti war song The song is about modern war The song uses historical content and displays it through the use of images of war The civil war is used because it was a significant war to our country since it was The War of Brothers According to the song war is a way of manipulating people Race does not exist The AAA American Anthropological Association claimed that race does not exist When thinking about race consider the following It has no genetic basis Most genetic variance is within groups Ancient societies didn t divide people by physical characteristic Race is not biological Traits like skin color hair color and eye color are all controlled by genes not by your race All humans come from one common stock Ethnicity is cultural It is self chosen and self inscribed and involves Hobbies music dance clothing Religion Food Culture Traditions and Language The Last of the Mohicans Recap The Last of the Mohicans is a historical drama and romance set in 1757 during the French and Indian War also called the Seven Years War The film follows a Mohican Indian father Chingachgook his son Uncas and his adopted white son Hawkeye and their interactions with the Munro family a colonel and his two daughters Alice and Cora at Fort William Henry during the French and Indian War When it becomes clear that the fort will not be able to withstand continued attacks the colonel asks a Native American Magua to escort his daughters and others to safety During the exodus the Munro daughters and others are ambushed by the Huron Native Americans who are allied with the French The duration of the film deals with the romance treachery and danger that follows this ambush o Main Characters o Nathaniel Hawkeye o Cora Munro Has a romance with Hawkeye o Chingachgook Chingachgook s adopted white son prideful heroic sharp shooter strong powerful Chingachgook s son he was the last of the Mohicans o Uncas o Duncan Heyward o Magua main villain in movie Huron Indian chief enemy of Colonel Munro most complex character of the movie purpose of the last battle Themes to watch for tropes of Savage versus Civilized the Noble Savage interracial relationships both romantic and non romantic Native American and white masculinities as well as how they blur and how they are shown to be different Questions to consider for the exam 1 How does Mann and the film depict European and Native American relationships 2 How does the binary of civilized and savage play out How and when are they at odds with each other and how if are they resolved among characters 3 According to the film and director what makes a man in the 18th century frontier For Indians For Europeans If there are differences what are they and why do they matter 4 What kind of stories does the film tell 5 What kind of frontier life is depicted Dangerous wild and unpredictable 6 How do Europeans and Native Americans interact Anglos VS Anglos Natives VS Natives 7 What does the film teach about colonial men women o They are family oriented isolated close families o This community is not separate from natives o History Memory o James Fennimore Cooper wasn t a member of war o Published in 1826 o Took place during French and Indian war o Noble Savage o 1st appeared in English in 1672 o Appears in French earlier Le bon savage good Wildman o State of nature pre modern o Often applied to non westerners at some point o Because synonymous w native American s in the 1700 s Expectations of manhood in the 1980 s 1990 s Men were expected to be brave Yuppie Era 1980 Men became weak and over civilized Movies released during the late 80 s and 90 s reflect how men used to be and how manly they should be o Native American o Sachem Indian man Elder of the tribe o The brute o Kinship with nature Lecture September 09 2012 Agenda Images of Native Americans in the media U S Origin Stories Civilized and Savage o Indians in Advertising Example Land O Lakes Butter o 2 Major Stereotype of Indians Noble Savage 1 Pre industrial 2 Pre Modern Indians were also known as o Unchanging people o Environmentalists o Having a special relationship with earth nature The Crying Indian PSA with Iron Eyes Cody http www youtube com watch v j7OHG7tHrNM o 2 U S Origin Stories Beginning of Stories o Pocahontas Capt John Smith o True fact Pocahontas saved John from being killed Jamestown 1607 Plymouth 1620 o Pilgrims o The 1st Thanksgiving 1621 o Squanto Native American who knew English and taught English how to farm baby fish and corn crops o What do the 2 stories have in common o English colonists and Native Americans o Native Americans save Colonists o Colonists are foundering o The arrival of the English o In 1854 Sir Walter Raleigh settled what he called Virginia in honor of Queen Elizabeth Mystery of Roanoke o In 1607 Jamestown Virginia was settled o Between 1622 1969 3 500 English Individuals migrated to America What motivated the English o Economics Religion Adventure Competition w Spanish o English and Spanish were economic military rivals o Civilized and Savage o Relationships between English and others was shaped by the idea of who was civilized and savage o Once
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