tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010086309974781816.post7058541093556660236..comments2013-05-14T17:38:17.881-07:00Comments on GW English 3810: 20th Century U.S. Black Freedom Movements Class Blog: Not just an American phenomenon.Elizabeth Pittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257158252306308004noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010086309974781816.post-85140336899607179452013-04-24T18:05:50.744-07:002013-04-24T18:05:50.744-07:00Scarlet,
I'm grateful that you are able to sh...Scarlet,<br /><br />I'm grateful that you are able to share your experiences with the class. I think it's helpful to step out of one's mindset to get an overall view of the world. I have extended family in England and have heard limited accounts of their experiences. I have considered doing some research on the racial other and how individuals are treated in society as the minority. <br /><br />Back to your comment on issues with the lack of fathers in the black community. I definitely agree with Alexander's point that although these situations are discussed, the reasons why they are so pertinent aren't discussed. In order to have conversations about these issues, it's necessary to discuss all angles of these circumstances. Denise Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11908809824590370922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010086309974781816.post-8919043230536096162013-04-20T09:58:39.815-07:002013-04-20T09:58:39.815-07:00Thanks for this post, Scarlet. I always appreciate...Thanks for this post, Scarlet. I always appreciate your insight into the parallels or disconnects between the problem of racist practices in the US and UK. I think it's crucial to acknowledge local specificity and history while grappling with larger global phenomena, in the West and the world, to illuminate the ways in which incarceration is being used as a tool by the modern neoliberal state. I just read a great book by David Harvey that tracks the growth of neoliberal ideology in the US post-Reagan and the UK post-Thatcher and learned a lot about the convergences of neoliberal violence in the two countries. Chelsey Faloonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129266377441722823noreply@blogger.com