Scholarly Voices
This sociologist coined the term "the sociological imagination," emphasizing the connection between personal troubles and public issues
Who is C. Wright Mills?
This film, directed by Ava DuVernay, explores the 13th Amendment and the mass incarceration of Black Americans.
What is "13th"?
This author of "The Bluest Eye" and "Beloved" explored themes of race, gender, and memory in her novels.
Who is Toni Morrison?
This set of laws in South Africa enforced racial segregation and discrimination.
What is Apartheid?
Preconceived notions or judgments about a group of people.
What are stereotypes?
This scholar's work, "Orientalism," critiqued the Western representation of the East and its impact on power dynamics.
Who is Edward Said?
Which musical was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and adapted from a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes that features life in Washington Heights, N.Y.?
What is In the Heights?
This artist's work, including paintings like "The Problem We All Live With," addressed issues of race and civil rights.
Who is Norman Rockwell?
This Supreme Court case declared "separate but equal" unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
The idea that social categories like race, class, and gender are interconnected and cannot be understood in isolation.
What is intersectionality?
This feminist theorist explored the concept of "symbolic annihilation" in media, particularly concerning marginalized groups.
Who is George Gerbner?
This album "To Pimp a Butterfly," addressed themes of racial identity, systemic racism, and self-love. Who is the artist?
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
This author and essayist wrote "The Fire Next Time," exploring themes of race, religion, and identity in America.
Who is James Baldwin?
This movement fought for voting rights and an end to segregation in the United States.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
The belief that one's own culture is superior to others.
What is ethnocentrism?
This legal scholar and critical race theorist coined the term "intersectionality," highlighting the overlapping systems of discrimination faced by individuals with multiple marginalized identities.
Who is Kimberlé Crenshaw?
This television series, set in the late 20th century, showcased the vibrant ballroom culture of New York City and the lives of its LGBTQ+ participants.
What is "Pose"?
This Chicana activist and scholar wrote "Borderlands/La Frontera," blending autobiography, poetry, and philosophy.
Who is Gloria Anzaldúa?
This event in Tulsa, Oklahoma, resulted in the destruction of a prosperous Black community.
What is the Tulsa Race Massacre?
The ability to recognize and critically analyze societal inequalities and power structures, leading to action for social change and liberation
What is critical consciousness?
This philosopher and public intellectual, known for works like "Race Matters," critiques issues of race, class, and democracy in American society.
Who is Cornell West?
This South Korean film, directed by Bong Joon-ho, won the Academy Award for Best Picture and explores the dark side of class conflict.
What is "Parasite"?
This disability rights activist fought for the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Who is Judith Heumann?
This act, passed in 1882, prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
This skill describes the ability to develop and hold opposing traits, values, and ideas and then integrate them into larger ones.
What is “integrative complexity"?