first post

Welcome to the blog. Here is where you will do most of your writing about the articles and books in the class.

(from the syllabus): Credit will be given based on the quality of the posts and comments – I am looking for evidence that you have thought about the reading, took some notes about questions, disagreements, concerns you had about it, and wrote about what you thought. In other words, you get no credit for saying “I really liked this article and I agree with everything the author says!” You don’t have to disagree, but these readings should make you think about race and ethnicity in ways you may not have thought before, and that’s what you should be writing about. Similarly, the comments should show evidence that you have read the blogger’s post, thought about it, maybe agree or disagree with it, and start that dialog. You may comment on other comments, as if you were in a conversation, but you will lose points if you write something like “I agree with what X says, and disagree with Y.” You have to tell me/us why.

Here is a link to a blog written last semester by a recent graduate, Daniel Hunninghake. Take a look and see what he was up to...