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Ten Cool Things about Baton Rouge

By ~LS~ On September 18, 2010 · Add Comment · In Random Musings, Travel and tagged Tagged With: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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Cultural Identity Activity

By ~LS~ On August 25, 2010 · Add Comment · In Feminism, I have to work?, Pedagogy, Politics, Race and Racism and tagged Tagged With: BRCC, Feminism, Gender, Generations, Louisiana, Pedagogy, Race, Sexism, Teaching, Teaching Activities

Since teaching at BRCC I have struggled with introducing issues of racism and other identity categories into the classroom. Given the diversity of the campus population, I’m not sure why. As I posted previously, the responses to racial topics are completely unpredictable.

Last semester, for instance, my students claimed that black people really do like fried chicken. Although part of that discussion was intentional provocation on some of the students’ part, I think many genuinely bought into the stereotype.

Perhaps my difficulties derive from the increasing hostility in conservative rhetoric toward people of color. The “love it or leave it,” English-only mentality is surprisingly prevalent. Although many, many white students don’t fall into this category, there are enough of them to make conversations tense and uncomfortable.

If the students of color (predominantly black, though we’re seeing a rise in other minorities) aren’t comfortable enough to [...]

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MLIS @ LSU

By ~LS~ On June 23, 2010 · Add Comment · In Academentia, Politics and tagged Tagged With: Louisiana, Politics

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What is swag?

By ~LS~ On January 10, 2010 · Add Comment · In Fun Facts and tagged Tagged With: Baton Rouge, For Wordies, Louisiana, Trivia

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Into the blue again – A new semester again

By ~LS~ On August 18, 2009 · Add Comment · In I have to work? and tagged Tagged With: Baton Rouge, BRCC, Gratitudes, Louisiana

The fall semester has started again. I am less enthusiastic than I have been in previous school years and I am not sure why. I did have a great first meeting with all my classes, so that has picked up my spirits.

One thing I have noticed this semester is the increased number of hispanic students in my classes, a reflection of the changing demographics of Baton Rouge. I wonder what the 2010 census will reveal about BR. One of the things I love about BRCC is its diversity. At least on sight, it is ten times more diverse than LSU. I notice many more students in wheelchairs, for instance. I suspect that this is because of two things: 1. BRCC is a much more wheel-chair accessible campus because it’s new and 2. there are many students at BRCC on the GI bill. This is just a speculation though. I [...]

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Institutional racism or acts of meanness?

By ~LS~ On July 17, 2009 · Add Comment · In Feminism, Politics, Race and Racism and tagged Tagged With: Baton Rouge, Feminism, Louisiana, Politics, Race, YWCA

Recently I’ve been working a lot with the YWCA Dialogue on Race again. The dialogues have frustrated me for as long as I’ve been a participant. I think the process is invaluable and important. Necessary, even. But I also think it is highly problematic – beyond the problems and tensions that /any/ dialogue on race necessarily entails.

First off, the conversations about race that I’ve had with sympathetic people (of all races) in Louisiana are generally very flat. Conversations here don’t broach essentialism and intersectionality or question identity politics. While racism in Louisiana feels much more entrenched and deep-seated than in other places I’ve lived, the general understanding of racism here lacks nuance. Of course, some might say, “what is there to understand?…racism is racism. The people who are suffering under the burden of racism already understand. They’re oppressed. They live it. Simple as that.” But [...]

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