Audre Lorde – The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House

Barack Obama: ‘A More Perfect Union’

Barack Obama: ‘A More Perfect Union’ Speech:

Love visionary project

The Color of Fear

The Color of Fear from StirFry Seminars with Hugh Vasquez, Loren Moye, Gordon Clay, David Lee, Roberto Almanzán, Yutake Matsumoto, Lee Mun Wah, David Christensen, and Victor Lewis film trailers:

Thich Nhat Hanh – Hugging

Mentioned in class Thursday, May 22, 2008 Thich Nhat Hanh writes about hugging in Chanting from the Heart: Buddhist Ceremonies and Daily Practices:

Hugging Meditation

When we hug, our hearts connect and we know that we are not separate beings. Hugging with mindfulness and concentration can bring reconciliation, healing, understanding, and much happiness. You can practice hugging meditation with a friend, a child, your parents, your partner, or even a tree. To practice, first bow to each other and recognize each other’s presence. Then, enjoy three deep, conscious breaths to bring yourself fully into the present moment. Next open

NYT – Class Matters Interactive Charts

Poverty

In Oregon, “Who are the Poor?” from a 2000 report, “A Portrait of Poverty in Oregon“.

What is Poverty? 2008 Federal Poverty Guidelines for the 48 Contiguous States and the District of Columbia

Family Size	Gross Yearly Income	Gross Monthly Income	Approximate Hourly Income
1	$10,400	$867	$5.00
2	$14,000	$1,167	$6.73
3	$17,600	$1,467	$8.46
4	$21,200	$1,767	$10.19
5	$24,800	$2,067	$11.92
6	$28,400	$2,367	$13.65
7	$32,000	$2,667	$15.38
8	$35,600	$2,967	$17.12
Over 8 add per child	+$3,600	+$300	+$1.73
Source: Federal Register Vol. 73, No. 15, January 23, 2008, pp. 3971-3972. Monthly and hourly data calculated by OCPP and rounded to the nearest dollar and cent, respectively. The hourly rate is based on 40 hours of work per week for a full year (2080 hours).

VIDEO LINK: A conversation with bell hooks

Seattle, WA March 3, 2005 with Q&A.

—–Link—–> Danz Lecture Series

VIDEO LINK: Book TV – In Depth: bell hooks

This is the May 5, 2002 Book TV video we have been watching in class:

—–Link—–> Book TV In Depth: bell hooks

—–Direct Link for Video Player—–> RealPlayer Direct

“bell hooks talks about her life and writings and responds to viewer comments and questions. From the program “In depth,” one of the programs on Book TV on C-SPAN2.”

VIDEO LINK: bell hooks at UO in 2006

February 3-4, 2006, the ASUO Women’s Center hosted the 11th Annual Women of Color Conference on the University of Oregon Campus. The conference was opened by bell hooks.

—–Link—–> Univ. of Oregon Channel.

Also available on —–Link—–> You Tube.

VIDEO LINK: bell hooks: Cultural Criticism & Transformation

The first video we watched in class. bell hooks: Cultural Criticism & Transformation is available on You Tube in 8 parts or from the library via Summit.

—–Link—–> You Tube

—–Link—–> Library Catalog

PART ONE –

On Cultural Criticism WHY STUDY POPULAR CULTURE?

The book that I’ve written that most try to talk to frame my concern with popular culture to a more general audience is the collection of essays Outlaw Culture. And in the beginning of that book what I say is that students from different class backgrounds and ethnicities would come to my classes and I would want them to read all this meta-linguistic theory of difference and otherness and they would say, ‘well what does this have to do with our lives?’ I found continually