Solicit general thoughts about the book from the group... Opinions...
Did people like or dislike Morgan’s work? (TAO and Larson)
Express that our plan is to review key points from each chapter reflecting on the main themes and or the most intriguing elements of the six chapters. (Tao and Larson)
Chapter One
1. Compare: the Gendering of Racial Ideology and Racial Ideology (TAO)
2. Beauty VS Bestialization –Ligon’s view (pg. 13) on African Women- two contrasting statements on Africans (Larson)
3. Discussion on the emerging view of Africans as beasts, rationales for enslavement (references throughout chapter 1) (Larson)
4. Conflicting view of women- African VS European? (Larson)
5. Analysis of pictures and European view of Africans through pictures (pg. 37, 38, 39 & 43). (TAO)-
In reference to page 43- “She sits as if on the move; a woman not part of any discernable family or social group whose pipe, physique, and childrearing are clearly outside the realm of European feminity” (this quote is from page 42, I thought you may want to consider it when discussing the image on page 43).. Just a thoughtJ
Chapter two
1. Deculturalization that was caused by the slave trade (Larson) 65-67
2. Europeans viewed Africans as slaves to their husbands- further justification of enslavement (Larson) 62
Chapter three
1. Definition of Slave “Ownership” (Tao)
2. Duality- View of women as both producers and reproducers (Larson)
Chapter four
1. What does Morgan mean by saying creolization? How can we understand it in terms of reproduction? ces on page 120-121 (TAO)
2. What was the role of reproduction play in it?
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Chapter Five
1. Role of female slave labor in America- gender roles of a slave. (TAO)
Chapter Six
1. Culture of resistance- how did women resist their enslavement (Larson)
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