Since we've been talking about race so much in the past few days and will continue to do so over the course of the semester, I wanted to post a few resources that might be useful in understanding better what race is and how it influences the way we live:
1) Website for the documentary we've been watching in class: http://www.pbs.org/race/000_General/000_00-Home.htm
This is a really great site and has tons of background readings on the documentaries we've been watching. The videos are, unfortunately, not online, but you can find entire transcripts of the shows on this site (this might prove useful when you are writing a paper and wish to refer to what someone was saying on the show). It also has some other neat stuff - If you visit this page: http://www.pbs.org/race/002_SortingPeople/002_00-home.htm, you can play a flash game that lets you "sort" individuals based on their looks. So, you might want to test your prowess in how well you can tell someone's race by simply looking at them! There's also a neat timeline where you can explore how ideas on race have evolved over time: http://www.pbs.org/race/003_RaceTimeline/003_00-home.htm
2) I was in DC this summer and happened to chance upon an exhibit on understanding race in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. It's a really great exhibit, so if you get a chance to visit DC some time, make sure to check it out. In the meantime, feel free to explore their website: http://www.mnh.si.edu/exhibits/race/ as well as the special website they created specifically to go along with the exhibit: http://www.understandingrace.org/home.html
3) There are several websites and blogs where people discuss race and racial issues: One of my favorites is Racialious, which describes itself as "a blog about the intersections of race and popular culture." Another is Colorlines, which provides news of interest to, and from the perspective of, people of color. You can also find both of these on facebook.
I'll post more resources as the semester goes by. If you have any more of your own to share at this point, please let us know in the comments!
1) Website for the documentary we've been watching in class: http://www.pbs.org/race/000_General/000_00-Home.htm
This is a really great site and has tons of background readings on the documentaries we've been watching. The videos are, unfortunately, not online, but you can find entire transcripts of the shows on this site (this might prove useful when you are writing a paper and wish to refer to what someone was saying on the show). It also has some other neat stuff - If you visit this page: http://www.pbs.org/race/002_SortingPeople/002_00-home.htm, you can play a flash game that lets you "sort" individuals based on their looks. So, you might want to test your prowess in how well you can tell someone's race by simply looking at them! There's also a neat timeline where you can explore how ideas on race have evolved over time: http://www.pbs.org/race/003_RaceTimeline/003_00-home.htm
2) I was in DC this summer and happened to chance upon an exhibit on understanding race in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. It's a really great exhibit, so if you get a chance to visit DC some time, make sure to check it out. In the meantime, feel free to explore their website: http://www.mnh.si.edu/exhibits/race/ as well as the special website they created specifically to go along with the exhibit: http://www.understandingrace.org/home.html
3) There are several websites and blogs where people discuss race and racial issues: One of my favorites is Racialious, which describes itself as "a blog about the intersections of race and popular culture." Another is Colorlines, which provides news of interest to, and from the perspective of, people of color. You can also find both of these on facebook.
I'll post more resources as the semester goes by. If you have any more of your own to share at this point, please let us know in the comments!
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