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Readings and Videos

Week 2: 9/4

Pedagogy of the Oppressed [pdf]
Freire, P. (2000). Pedagogy of the oppressed (30th anniversary ed.). New York: Continuum. (chapter 2) (pp. 71-86)

Why People Are Using The Term “Latinx”
Ramirez, Tanisha Love and Blay, Zeba. (Jul 5, 2016) Why People Are Using The Term 'Latinx'. HuffPost.
LATINE Vs. LATINX: What They Mean, Why They Matter
LATV Media (August 10, 2021) LATINE Vs. LATINX: What They Mean, Why They Matter URL: https://latv.com/latine-vs-latinx

Chapter 9: Brooklyn College: An Activist in Academia.
Nieto, S. (2017). Chapter 9: Brooklyn College: An Activist in Academia. In Brooklyn dreams : My life in public education. Harvard Education Press.

In class films

Making the Impossible Possible: The Story of Puerto Rican Studies in Brooklyn College. (34 minutes)
Gisely Colón López, Tami Gold, Pamela Sporn, & Alliance for Puerto Rican Education and Empowerment (Producers), & Sporn, P. and Gold, T. (Directors). (2021). Making the Impossible Possible: The Story of Puerto Rican Studies in Brooklyn College. [Video/DVD] (34 minutes) Third World Newsreel.http://brooklyn.ezproxy.cuny.edu/login?url=https://video.alexanderstreet.com/p/oZ88LwnxN
Precious Knowledge (1 hr 9 min)
Palos, A. McGinnis, E. (Director). (2011). Precious Knowledge [Video file]. Dos Vatos. from Kanopy. https://www.kanopy.com/en/brooklyn/video/155997

Writing Assignment on BB Due Tuesday 9/3,

11:59 PM