Chapter 2: The Sociological Perspectives Section 2: The Conflict Perspective
A Course in Mad Sociology Lecture 5
MS-13 and Representations of Immigrants as The Other
In this video, I explore how the Administration used MS-13 to develop representations of southern immigrants as dangerous "Others". Controlling representations of "Those People" can be analyzed using W.E.B. Dubois theory on the cultural elements of oppression, what I call The Discourse of the Other.
Smashing the Foundations to Build a Democracy
ON THE POLITICAL WILLINGNESS TO TEAR IT ALL DOWN I'm a bit behind on my journal reading, but I've endeavored to catch up in the last couple of weeks as the school year is winding down. Among the first studies I read was Joshua Bloom's analysis of the Truman Administration and the Civil Rights Movement... Continue Reading →
