Nit Picking
What is the full name of this week's reading?
Extermination of the Joyas
Gendercide in Spanish California
What does the author mean by “the key word here is not, in fact, encounter, but destruction?”
This was not just a meeting of two groups, it was the systematic erasure and genocide of a specific group and culture
What is the professor's first and last name?
Geraldine King
What is the name the reading uses when referring to a 'third-gender' person?
Joyas
What is the definition of homophobia?
Aversion and violence against people for their sexual orientation
What is the name of the author of this week's reading?
Deborah A. Miranda
What is the difference between the 'disciplinary tactics' of Spanish Priests vs. Soldiers?
Priests were harsh, but allowed them to live, though in a marginalized and shamed state
Soldiers would murder, throw people to dogs...
When is Reading Week?
February 17-21
What is a term that many commonly use within some Indigenous cultures to refer to someone who has both female and male attributes - hint: the author states there has been a reemergence of these peoples.
Two-spirit people
What language does the word Joyas come from?
Spanish
What journal was this article published in?
A Journal of Gay and Lesbian Studies
What are the difficulties of using non-Indigenous archives to tell Indigenous stories?
They have biases, agendas, built on concepts like manifest destiny etc.
What is Geraldine King's Office number?
Dunton Tower 1212
What specific rituals did Joyas perform in the community?
Death, burial, and mourning rituals i.e. undertaker
What word does Joyas mean in it's language?
(language is not specified as it is asked in another question)
Jewels
What is the name of the author of the poem included in the reading?
Paula Gunn Allen
How is re-naming an act of political domination?
Power over, attacks identity etc.
Who is the artist of the image on the front page of the course outline?
Dayna Danger
How does the poem and it's author connect 'being Indian' to being lesbian?
Themes of oppression, violence, resurgence, activism, resilience
What is the definition of gendercide?
Murdering and systematically causing the erasure of people based on their gender identity
The author is speaking about people from a specific tribal group (her grandmother's), what is the name of this group?
Chumash People
The reading states that when the Joyas were no longer allowed to practice specific rituals, it left a gap that ____________________ (finish this sentence)
Accepted answer will include gap of spirituality, death rituals, that Priests and Roman Catholics filled with their own belief system
When is the research paper proposal due?
February 7th
What is another case of gendercide that was not in our reading - it does not have to be Indigenous specific?
Various answers accepted
Why does the author assert that this was a case of gendercide and not homophobia?
People were specifically targeted for their gender identity and because Joyas was a distinct gender, not an orientation (though they could overlap or be different)