Reflection Summary: Week 3 African American Studies Lecture (Tsuchitani)
In Scott Tsuchitani’s Week 3 lecture on African American Studies, the main focus is not only on learning historical content but also on learning how to engage with Ethnic Studies like a scholar. The lecture introduces the Week 3 reading focus, especially Sections 3.2 and 3.3, and explains how these sections connect to key frameworks such as Black Power, Black nationalism, Garveyism, Pan-Africanism, and Civil Rights strategies. At the same time, Tsuchitani emphasizes that the course expects students to build arguments using concepts and evidence, rather than writing vague opinions. This lecture helped me understand that African American Studies is not just about memorizing facts. It is about analyzing how racial systems operate historically and politically, and how people organized to challenge oppression through disciplined strategies, coalition-building, and truth-telling from the margins (Tsuchitani).
One of the strongest parts of the lecture is the instructor’s explanation of what it means to “be a scholar,” especially in discussion forums. Tsuchitani gives clear feedback: students should read prompts carefully, meet word count requirements, and write responses that include substance rather than short statements. He explains that a strong post should have at least five sentences, and if students struggle to reach that, they should engage more closely with the readings and give concrete examples from course materials or films (Tsuchitani). This advice is important because it shows that discussion boards are not meant to be busywork. They are meant to help students practice building informed and credible arguments. Tsuchitani also stresses the importance of citations, explaining that students should use MLA in-text citations and cite the chapter author and section number when using the OER textbook. He gives an example format like “Espinosa Kulik 2.4,” showing that the course values evidence-based thinking. He also warns students not to use outside sources unless the prompt specifically asks for it, meaning the goal is to practice deep reading of course materials first (Tsuchitani). This part of the lecture made me realize that Ethnic Studies requires careful responsibility when making claims, because these fields often challenge dominant narratives that many people accept without question.
Another major theme of the lecture is the structure of Week 3 content, especially Section 3.2 on Black Power and Black Studies. Tsuchitani explains that class will focus “mostly on 3.2,” which includes frameworks and historical context connected to political strategies for resistance, and topics like the Civil Rights movement and Fannie Lou Hamer and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) (Tsuchitani). What stood out to me is that he uses short videos as part of the learning process and encourages students to respond to prompts in a notebook or journal. He explains that doing this helps students study later because they do not need to rewatch videos or reread the chapter to find key ideas (Tsuchitani). This shows a practical learning strategy: instead of passive watching, students should actively reflect and record their understanding.
In this section, Tsuchitani emphasizes key historical figures and movements. He introduces Marcus Garvey and Pan-Africanism as major topics and tells students to think about Garvey’s historical importance for African American liberation. He also brings in Malcolm X even though the textbook does not cover him, saying it would be a mistake to teach Black Power without discussing Malcolm X (Tsuchitani). This point matters because it shows that Black Power is not only a term but also a broad ideology shaped by influential leaders and historical conditions. Tsuchitani then asks students to distinguish between Black Power and Black nationalism and understand how each contributed to Black liberation in the twentieth century. Even without giving full definitions in this transcript section, he makes it clear that students must understand the differences between these terms as frameworks for resistance, identity, and political strategy (Tsuchitani). This made me realize that African American Studies is not simply one narrative of struggle, but multiple ideological approaches working within the broader movement for liberation.
Tsuchitani also raises an important point about the relationship between Black Power and the birth of Black Studies as an academic field. He notes that the textbook section is called “Black Power and Black Studies,” but it does not actually include content about Black Studies, so the video “makes a connection” and students should think about the role of the movement in creating this field (Tsuchitani). This point is meaningful because it shows how social movements can shape institutions like universities. In other words, Black Studies did not appear naturally in academia; it was connected to political demands and activism. That idea supports the broader purpose of Ethnic Studies: it is not neutral knowledge but knowledge tied to justice, representation, and power.
A major part of the lecture focuses on Civil Rights Movement strategies and how a movement grew beyond the Black community into a national transformation. Tsuchitani encourages students to think critically about the Civil Rights Movement not just as a “successful” historical story, but as a strategic process. He says that to grow a mass movement, people need allies beyond their own group and must be strategic about building solidarity and using media (Tsuchitani). This analysis is important because it challenges the simplistic idea that change happens only through “good intentions.” Instead, Tsuchitani shows that activists worked with discipline and planning to shift public opinion and policy. He uses the example of the Greensboro sit-ins of 1960 and describes how four Black freshmen sat at a whites-only Woolworth lunch counter to challenge segregation. He explains how the protest grew quickly: the next day they returned with supporters, then numbers rose to 85, then 400, and later many cities integrated their lunch counters (Tsuchitani). This timeline shows that direct action was contagious and effective, but it also required courage and organization.
Tsuchitani highlights that sit-ins were not spontaneous acts alone; they included rehearsals and training. He describes sit-in rehearsals as disciplined “performance practice,” where activists practiced staying nonviolent and not reacting to harassment (Tsuchitani). This framing helped me understand that nonviolence was not passive. It was an active strategy that required preparation, emotional control, and intentional use of media. The goal was not only to resist segregation but also to expose the violence of the status quo through documentation, which could influence the larger public. Tsuchitani also introduces the idea that “cultural change precedes political change,” explaining that shifting dialogue and narrative can justify changes in public policy and practice (Tsuchitani). This point shows that movements are not only about laws; they are also about changing what society sees as “common sense.”
The lecture then shifts to the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and Fannie Lou Hamer, framing their work as a direct challenge to political exclusion. Tsuchitani explains that in the early 1960s, the Mississippi Democratic Party barred Black participation and created an all-white delegation for the national convention. In response, Hamer co-founded the MFDP in 1964, organized voter registration drives, supported Black leaders to run for office, and protested the legitimacy of the state delegation at the Democratic National Convention (Tsuchitani). This part shows that civil rights activism included not only street protests but also deep engagement with political institutions. By confronting the national party system, the MFDP exposed how racism operated through formal political structures, not just individual prejudice.
Tsuchitani also connects Hamer’s activism to a key Ethnic Studies idea: “Nobody’s free until everybody’s free.” He explains that this concept reflects coalitional solidarity and an ethical commitment to looking beyond one’s own group to build freedom for all (Tsuchitani). This idea stood out to me because it shows that liberation struggles are connected. It also reminds me that many marginalized groups face similar systems of exclusion, and coalitions can be more powerful than isolated movements. Tsuchitani then asks students to reflect on why President Lyndon Johnson was threatened by Hamer’s testimony. He connects this to positionality, asking who gets to speak, who is erased, and why truth-telling from the margins can be powerful enough to cause national leaders to try to redirect attention (Tsuchitani). This part helped me understand that power is not only about laws and institutions but also about controlling narratives, visibility, and whose voices count as legitimate.
Finally, Tsuchitani introduces Section 3.3 as “the meat of the history,” covering the history from pre-colonial Africa through Jim Crow segregation (Tsuchitani). He describes this section as essential for understanding African American Studies and as a major source for concrete evidence students can use when writing about Black Power, nationalism, Garveyism, and Pan-Africanism. He also mentions a supplemental reading related to Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Race Massacre, including the story of a survivor who lived to 111 and continued fighting to be heard (Tsuchitani). This reinforces the idea that historical violence is not only past but still shapes present struggles for recognition and justice.
The last major lesson from the lecture is about analytical reading and writing. Tsuchitani shares tips from the English department and explains that “how analytically you read influences how analytically you can write” (Tsuchitani). He outlines strategies before reading, during reading, and after reading, such as previewing sections, highlighting key concepts, annotating questions, and summarizing main ideas. He then offers an analytical reading framework: first understand what the author says—concepts, evidence, thesis—then interpret and evaluate using your own perspective (Tsuchitani). He emphasizes that students must create critical distance to evaluate what they agree or disagree with and how the text challenges their prior “common sense.” This framework matters because it shows that Ethnic Studies is about building stronger thinking habits. Instead of repeating information, students learn to analyze systems of power, compare across groups and histories, and create meaningful questions that lead to deeper understanding.
Overall, this lecture helped me understand that African American Studies is built on rigorous scholarship, strategic reading, and evidence-based analysis. It is also built on honoring marginalized perspectives and recognizing that dominant narratives often hide historical truths. The lecture connected major movements and leaders to the development of Ethnic Studies itself, showing that knowledge can be a form of resistance. It also taught me that strong writing in this course must be grounded in concepts and supported with citations, not only personal opinion. After engaging with this lecture, I understand why rigor matters: if we are challenging racial status quo and “received wisdom,” then we must do it with credible evidence, clear concepts, and careful analysis (Tsuchitani).
Works Cited
Tsuchitani, Scott. Week 3 African American Studies Lecture [Course Lecture Transcript]. Canvas, African American Studies, Week 3.
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Scott Tsuchitani: Hello, everyone. Excuse me. This is the first lecture for Week 3
on African American Studies.
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Scott Tsuchitani: Share my screen…
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Scott Tsuchitani: Agenda for today, some assignment feedback, Talk a little bit
about How to be a scholar?
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Scott Tsuchitani: And then get into the Week 3 module.
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Scott Tsuchitani: The first part, overview of Week 3 Reading.
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Scott Tsuchitani: And today we'll focus on two sections, 3.2 and 3.3.
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Scott Tsuchitani: mostly on 3.2, Black Power and Black Studies.
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Scott Tsuchitani: So, going over some frameworks and historical context.
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Scott Tsuchitani: Looking at civil rights movement, and…
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Scott Tsuchitani: And then Fannie Lou Hamer and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic
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Scott Tsuchitani: And 3.3, how we got here is the history from
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Scott Tsuchitani: Pre-colonial Africa through Jim Crow segregation.
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Scott Tsuchitani: It's kind of…
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Scott Tsuchitani: kind of corresponds to, like, previous week Native American
studies, I think it was 4.4, which had really the meat of the history,
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Scott Tsuchitani: This is the meat of the history, up to Jim Crow.
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Scott Tsuchitani: And then, I'll talk a little bit about analytical reading and
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Scott Tsuchitani: So how to read academically?
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Scott Tsuchitani: analytically, As a means of… Writing, analytically.
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Scott Tsuchitani: And then wrap it up with what's coming next.
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Scott Tsuchitani: So, assignment feedback.
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Scott Tsuchitani: Read the prompt carefully. 100 words means 100 words minimum, so
ideally between 100 to 200.
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Scott Tsuchitani: On the discussion forum, remember to reply to two classmates.
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Scott Tsuchitani: And in terms of substance, on your posts in response to the
prompts, at least 5 sentences.
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Scott Tsuchitani: And… If you're having trouble reaching 5,
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Scott Tsuchitani: Work on engaging more closely with the readings. Give concrete
examples to support your claims from the readings or the films.
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Scott Tsuchitani: And then in your replies to classmates.
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Scott Tsuchitani: you want to go beyond simply, I agree, or it's cool how you, or I
like how you do whatever, it's,
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Scott Tsuchitani: You want to try to connect their ideas with the course content.
So, again, bringing substance to your replies, not just going through the motions.
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Scott Tsuchitani: That way, we build We enrich the dialogue, we move it forward.
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Scott Tsuchitani: Cite evidence, so support your claims with specific
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Scott Tsuchitani: Concrete evidence from the course materials.
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Scott Tsuchitani: and then cite that evidence, so use in-text MLA citations to cite
the source.
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Scott Tsuchitani: Of the concept you're using to frame your response, and the
evidence you're using to support your claims.
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Scott Tsuchitani: So, for example, with the OER textbook, it's the chapter authors,
And the section number.
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Scott Tsuchitani: So, for example, if you're citing Chapter 2, Section 4, Espinosa
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Scott Tsuchitani: And then, in terms of what sources to use.
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Scott Tsuchitani: Cite the course materials. Don't bring in external sources.
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Scott Tsuchitani: Before the course materials, unless the prompt specifically asks
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Scott Tsuchitani: Okay, a little… a few words on how to be a scholar.
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Scott Tsuchitani: So, teaching here the scholarly method
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Scott Tsuchitani: So how to be a scholar, for example, in a discussion forum?
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Scott Tsuchitani: Analysis. Frame your argument using key concepts.
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Scott Tsuchitani: So instead of being, like, vague or general, or relying on common
sense, use concepts from the chapter.
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Scott Tsuchitani: And when you make claims, when you put forth your argument, you
want to support them with real evidence, concrete examples from the course
materials, and cite the sources using MLA format.
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Scott Tsuchitani: So when we do so, we're moving from opinion, right, general
opinion, To fact-based scholarship.
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Scott Tsuchitani: So, opinion being based in common sense. It's general, it's
vague, unframed by concepts, unsupported by evidence.
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Scott Tsuchitani: Framed by key concepts, supported by evidence, citing reliable
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Scott Tsuchitani: In order to put forth an argument that's credible and persuasive.
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Scott Tsuchitani: And that level of rigorousness, that level of rigor is important,
in ethnic studies, because…
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Scott Tsuchitani: What we are doing is we are producing knowledge that challenges
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challenges what people have internalized as just
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Scott Tsuchitani: Received wisdom, that's just a given that you don't question. If
you want to question that effectively.
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Scott Tsuchitani: you have to be rigorous, you have to have your game tight, right?
You gotta have convincing evidence, it's gotta all be from reliable sources, so…
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Scott Tsuchitani: that's why I'm pushing this method, but…
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Scott Tsuchitani: In reality, this is just a scholarly method.
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Scott Tsuchitani: Alright.
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Scott Tsuchitani: Let's get into this week's material.
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Scott Tsuchitani: African American Studies, So today, we'll cover 3.2, a little bit
of 3.3,
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Scott Tsuchitani: And then the second… second lecture will cover the second half of
the chapter, systemic racism.
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Scott Tsuchitani: Cultural and political representation, And so on.
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Scott Tsuchitani: All right, 3.2, Black Power and Black Studies.
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Scott Tsuchitani: So, just some highlights of the chapter here. We're gonna look at
it through short videos.
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Scott Tsuchitani: that are linked… they're embedded in this PowerPoint, they'll
also be linked on the lecture page on Canvas.
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Scott Tsuchitani: So these are the topics that are in 3.2, listed here, from
Garveyism and Pan-Africanism, Black Power, Black Nationalism, Civil Rights
Movement.
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Scott Tsuchitani: So, Marcus Garvey, Who was he? Why is he an important figure in
Black studies?
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Scott Tsuchitani: a video embedded here, it's 4 minutes, fairly recent, from a
series called Black History in 2 Minutes or So.
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Scott Tsuchitani: And so, prompt…
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Scott Tsuchitani: something to think about as you're watching the video. What is
the historical importance of Marcus Garvey and Pan-Africanism in the struggle for
African American liberation?
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Scott Tsuchitani: So I'm going to click through the slide that has it embedded, but
I'm not going to play it within this video.
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Scott Tsuchitani: You are encouraged to watch it yourself directly.
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Scott Tsuchitani: There's the slide, there's the video, I'm gonna skip it.
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Scott Tsuchitani: What's going on here?
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Scott Tsuchitani: Let's do this.
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Scott Tsuchitani: Okay.
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Scott Tsuchitani: So, after you watch the video, right, you watch the 4-minute
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Scott Tsuchitani: What is the historical importance of Marcus Garvey and Pan-
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Scott Tsuchitani: in the struggle for African American liberation.
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Scott Tsuchitani: And you want to do this so that you have it there in your
notebook, So that…
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Scott Tsuchitani: When it's time to study for the midterm.
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Scott Tsuchitani: You'll have everything you need in one place, easy to find,
rather than having to rewatch the video or re-read the book chapter,
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Scott Tsuchitani: You'll have this prompt right there with your response.
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Scott Tsuchitani: Okay, next topic.
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Scott Tsuchitani: Malcolm X and Black Power Ideology.
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Scott Tsuchitani: So Malcolm X is actually not covered in the chapter.
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Scott Tsuchitani: But I felt like we can't talk about black power without talking
about Malcolm X.
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Scott Tsuchitani: I would be remiss in teaching you African American Studies to
omit Malcolm X.
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Scott Tsuchitani: So there's another video here from the same series.
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Scott Tsuchitani: This one called Malcolm X, How Did He Inspire a Movement? It's 3
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Scott Tsuchitani: Again, it's linked here, it's embedded on the next slide. I'm
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Scott Tsuchitani: But you should watch it on your own time.
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Scott Tsuchitani: Alright, so… I'm not gonna show that video, I'm gonna go back in
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Scott Tsuchitani: Watch that previous video, you should be familiar with Malcolm X,
his importance to the Black Power Movement.
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Scott Tsuchitani: And then there's a short video here.
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Scott Tsuchitani: Same series… On the topic of Black Power, 3 minutes.
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Scott Tsuchitani: And… I'll do the same thing here of… Skipping that… Video slide
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Scott Tsuchitani: So what is the difference between Black power and black
nationalism?
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Scott Tsuchitani: how are each important to Black liberation in the 20th century?
So, important concepts… Here,
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Scott Tsuchitani: By reading that section of the chapter and watching these videos,
you should be able to distinguish between the two.
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Scott Tsuchitani: And how each of them contributed, to Black liberation.
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Scott Tsuchitani: Okay, Black Power and the Birth of Black Studies.
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Scott Tsuchitani: Again, from the same video series, 3-minute video.
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Scott Tsuchitani: think about what role did the Black Power Movement play in the
birth of Black Studies.
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Scott Tsuchitani: So, this section of the textbook is called Black Power and Black
Studies, but it doesn't actually include anything in the section.
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Scott Tsuchitani: About black studies.
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Scott Tsuchitani: But this video makes a connection here, so…
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Scott Tsuchitani: You want to think about, when you watch it.
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Scott Tsuchitani: What role did the movement play in the birth of this academic
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Scott Tsuchitani: Following Dr. King's And… let me pop out of here…
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Scott Tsuchitani: So, two political frameworks that are important for understanding
Black Garveyism and Black Studies, or Black Power and Black nationalism. So now I
have short definitions here, with links.
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Scott Tsuchitani: So that… Previous question?
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Scott Tsuchitani: In terms of definition, Okay, let me continue.
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Scott Tsuchitani: Civil Rights Movement Strategies of Resistance.
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Scott Tsuchitani: So, you're probably all familiar with the Civil Rights Movement
and its successes. Like, tremendous, right, historic movement.
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Scott Tsuchitani: How did it… how did it grow from something starting with the
Black community, Into something that changed
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Scott Tsuchitani: The legal framework on a national scale, in terms of voting
rights and civil rights.
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Scott Tsuchitani: So here, I want to emphasize not just the civil rights movement
happened, and it was successful, but get you to think
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Scott Tsuchitani: What kind of strategy it took to make that happen, to make this
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Scott Tsuchitani: the Black community to a national level.
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Scott Tsuchitani: Because that is a level of sophistication that's worth looking
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well, contexts that deal with settler colonialism.
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historically been white and male,
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was the significance
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Lifting the veil… This section…
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overview of this section.
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Scott Tsuchitani: you're required to read this section and know the contents. So
when you cite evidence, you cite examples.
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Scott Tsuchitani: And there's a supplemental reading related to Black Wall Street
and Tulsa Race Massacre.
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gave up fighting for reparations or being heard on that issue.
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Scott Tsuchitani: Okay… Alright, so that's all I'm going to say about that section.
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Scott Tsuchitani: I'm told by the English department. How analytical you read
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Scott Tsuchitani: So let's get into what that means. So, for strategic analytical
reading, here are some tips from the English department.
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are, so you have an overview going into it.
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each body paragraph. Again, just to get that overview, the lay of the land, the map
of what you're…
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into the material.
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the topic, And…
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Scott Tsuchitani: I had you do that in the slides for Native American studies,
thinking about prior knowledge about American Indians.
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questions on.
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highlighting the key takeaways, right?
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midterm.
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Scott Tsuchitani: You have the key takeaways right in front of you, right? Reflect
on the main ideas. So, reflection means your reaction, your responses. So,
summarizing is what's in the text, reflecting is on how you're processing it.
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African American Studies.
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consistencies? Where do they contrast?
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insightful analysis.
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anything you want to learn about.
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them in visiting me in office hours, drop-in hours.
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framework for analysis.
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own perspective.
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informed way.
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argument, their analysis, what are the key concepts.
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single words or two to three word phrases, like.
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the key concepts?
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see how they're framing their argument.
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concepts to frame it, they support it with evidence.
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Scott Tsuchitani: what are the… what are the key pieces of evidence to take away
from this chapter, right? Examples, facts, testimony, policies.
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Scott Tsuchitani: So this is… these are the steps to understanding what the author
is saying, right? To understanding the text.
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interpretation, your evaluation.
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reflect on as you're processing your own analysis.
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life that either supports or contradicts
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analyzing, means
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Scott Tsuchitani: Putting some critical distance between you and the text.
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Scott Tsuchitani: You and what the author's saying, so that you can critically
evaluate and reflect upon it.
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Scott Tsuchitani: What you agree with, what you disagree with.
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Scott Tsuchitani: And then how does that challenge… how does this… the text
challenge or expand your knowledge on the topic?
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Scott Tsuchitani: So, looking at where you differ from it.
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Scott Tsuchitani: Right? Question that. Question, why do you differ from it, in
terms of how it's challenging what you came to this subject matter with, right? The
received wisdom, the common sense you brought to this, how is it being challenged
or expanded by this text?
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Scott Tsuchitani: And then lastly, what questions can you develop to help you come
to your own critical or evaluative conclusion of your own?
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Scott Tsuchitani: So, critical thinking, analytical thinking, requires some
critical distance.
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Scott Tsuchitani: From what the text is saying, to come to your own position on it,
your own analysis.
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Scott Tsuchitani: Your own evaluation.
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Scott Tsuchitani: Alright.
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Scott Tsuchitani: So coming soon, this is the last slide of this lecture, there'll
be the second video on Thursday.
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Scott Tsuchitani: I'll talk a little bit about the reading quiz due Friday,
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Scott Tsuchitani: introduce strategic question stems. So this builds on this idea
of analytical or strategic reading.
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Scott Tsuchitani: With strategic questions to help you
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Scott Tsuchitani: Come up with your own analytical thinking around the course
material.
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Scott Tsuchitani: Then we'll get back into the chapter on… big section on systemic
racism.
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Scott Tsuchitani: And… The next section after that, cultural and political
representation.
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Scott Tsuchitani: And I'll introduce…
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Scott Tsuchitani: The midterm, which is coming week 7, so we're in week 3, so 4
weeks from now, on a Wednesday, the 18th.
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Scott Tsuchitani: I'll talk about that next time.
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Scott Tsuchitani: Alright, so that will do it.
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Scott Tsuchitani: I'm gonna pause the recording and, see you next time.
