A02
Week 8
The biggest thing that I am trying to understand is how some things on the University's agenda is actually leading to the mass manipulation of its students. This institutional student activism as Bo and Deloso call it seems to all be a facade in order to satisfy students. For example, Universities often preach that they support multiculturalism, but they do not really go beyond that. However, this seems to satisfy many students who are casually hearing this (which seems to be most people). These retreats that Bo and Deloso touch on seem to similarly curb student emotions, make them feel heard, and thus keep them under control. Something that I am starting to realize is that this control exists in every form imaginable around the University. It exists in classes, clubs, events, games, fairs, and even textbooks. Bo shares her story with us about how she is essentially the university's worst nightmare. She rejects what the University attempts to spoon feed her and she also breaks her traditional roles as a Filipina women. She wishes to have her peers have this self-awakening and break away from hegemonic norms, but awakening the masses is an improbable task. What does this activism do for people outside of those worried about ethnic studies?
No comments:
Post a Comment