It is a formal essay and each answer should contain an introduction, body, and conclusion; have correct grammar and organized paragraphs; be double-spaced; and include citations to the text if quoting material from the readings. The questions, and thus your answers, are referring to the material in the readings and videos, unless otherwise noted. Your essay should be 3-4 pages for each question.
• HELPFUL/ A MUST INFORMATION: Be sure to reference a number of different readings and videos in your answers. (example)
• (Tim Wise, “On White Privilege,” 48 mts.) Watch
• The Matter of Whiteness,” Richard Dyer, Part 1, chp.1 (p.9-13). (Rothenberg, white privilege).
• “The Invisible Whiteness of Being,” by Derald Wing Sue, Part 1 chp.3 (p.19-28) (Rothenberg, White privilege)
• “Representations of Whiteness in the Black Imagination,” bell hooks, Part 1, chp. 4 (p.29-33). (Rothenberg, White Privilege)
• Race: Power of an Illusion, part one,” 55 mts.) WATCH
• Race: Power of Illusion, PART TWO, The Story We Tell,” 55 mts.) WATCH
• Race: Power of an Illusion, part three, The House We Live In,” 50. mts) WATCH
• 1. Part 2, chp.1: “The Roots of Racial Classification,” Wander, Martin, and Nakayama (p.51-56). (Rothenberg, White privilege)
• 2. Part 2, chp. 2: “The Chinese Exclusion Example,” Lee (p.57-63).(Rothenberg, White privilege)
• 3. Part 2, chp. 5: “Becoming Hispanic: Mexican Americans and Whiteness,” Foley (p.85-95) . (Rothenberg, White privilege)
• 4. Part 3, chp. 3: “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack,” McIntosh (p.151-155) (Rothenberg, White privilege)
• 5. Part 3, chp. 6: “Are Iranians People of Color,” Shams (p.167-172) (Rothenberg, White privilege)
• 6. Part 3, chp. 8: “I Taught My Black Kids that their Elite Upbringing would Protect them from Discrimination. I was Wrong,” Graham (p.181-186) (Rothenberg, White privilege)

1. What is race, and what is race not? What is its origin in the U.S. and how has race and racial categories changed throughout our history? What about race has remained the same? Please discuss some–that means at least two–specific examples of “race” and racial categorization, and the consequences of these categorizations, from the history of the U.S. as noted in the readings and documented in the videos. (Hint: Be sure to include a discussion of the social construction of race in your answer.)

2. What is white privilege? Why do many people we have read and watched this semester use the term “white privilege” (as opposed to other terms)? What are some specific examples of white privilege noted in the readings, documented in the videos, and seen by yourself in your life? How does class (economic class) interrelate with race and the origin of white privilege?