DATE
April 22, 2015
AGENDA
Do Now
Come in quietly and wait
for my instructions.
•“Double
Consciousness”
•Hip-Hop: Beyond
Beats and Rhymes
•Quickwrite
REMINDERS
“EDUCATION IS THAT
WHOLE SYSTEM OF
HUMAN TRAINING WITHIN
AND WITHOUT THE
SCHOOL HOUSE WALLS,
WHICH MOLDS AND
DEVELOPS MEN.”
W. E. B. DU BOIS
HOMEWORK
None
Deborah
Tannen’s
“His Politeness
is Her
Powerlessness”
•Prelude: “The
Barbershop”
•Discussion
LAST CLASS:
LEARNING FOCUS FOR TODAY
Explore the idea of “double
consciousness” and how language
shapes these multiple cultural
identities
NEXT CLASS:
Socratic and
discuss Young
W.E.B. DuBois (1868-1963)
In The Souls of Black Folk, one of his most famous works, DuBois introduced to
• Civil Rights leader
concepts that describe the quintessential of being Black in America: “the veil”
• Author/Editor
and “double-consciousness” (Virginia.edu).
• Sociologist
The Veil
1. Literal darker skin of blacks (veil of blackness)
2. White people’s lack of clarity to see Blacks as “true” Americans (a
veil that “hangs between the races”)
3. Blacks’ lack of clarity to see themselves outside of how white
America defines them
Double Consciousness
1. Black Americans have long lived in two worlds – one that is white
and the other that is black
2. This “two-ness” of being an American and [African] American
3. Lack of real consciousness – “A world which yields him no true selfconsciousness, but only lets him see himself the revelation of the
other word.”
Nicole Masangkay and Erika Bleyl
UW Seattle – “Double Consciousness”
As we watch the documentary, take some notes on the ideas that
connect to the topics we’ve been discussing in class:
• How are gender, gender identity, and misogyny (prejudice
against women) depicted? How do they relate to hip-hop
culture?
• How does language play a role?
• Do you see any connections to the ideas of doubleconsciousness or the ideas brought up in Young’s piece?
• Any connections to the Brooks, Butler, or Tannen pieces?
“Double Consciousness”
In a paragraph or two, reflect on this quote and the idea of doubleconsciousness. Do you ever feel like you have to choose between
“two worlds”? Do you ever feel like you have to choose your
identity? You may think in terms of race, class, gender identity or
expression, sexuality, ability, age, etc. If you have not personally
experienced this, can you think of people in your life who have?
The Barber Shop
Prelude: The Barber Shop
The Myth of Sisyphus
Prelude: The Barber Shop
Read Young’s “Prelude: The Barbershop,”
annotating as you read…
• points you find especially moving or important
• sections you need to revisit to resolve confusions
• questions that arose for you
• sections you disagree with
• want to discuss further
Prelude: The Barber Shop
Once you have finished your reading and
annotation, turn to a neighbor and discuss your
reactions, questions, and confusions.