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Essay #3 (Library Information Literacy Research): 12,3,4) Michelle Alexander's New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness Background: After our Brent Staples unit on the impact that implicit bias and stereotypes have on us as individuals and our Glenn Loury unit on the role that institutional racism has played in the explosion of our nation's prison population over the last 30 years, consider the following from Michelle Alexander's book which explains the metaphor I would like you to think about: "The unfortunate reality we must face is that racism manifests itself not only in individual attitudes and stereotypes, but also in the basic structure of society. Academics have developed complicated theories and obscure jargon in an effort to describe what is now referred to as structural racism, yet the concept is fairly straightforward. One theorist, Iris Marion Young, relying on a famous "birdcage” metaphor, explains it this way: If one thinks about racism by examining only one wire of the cage, or one form of disadvantage, it is difficult to understand how and why the bird is trapped. Only a large number of wires arranged in a specific way, and connected to one another, serve to enclose the bird and to ensure that it cannot escape" (184). For this third essay, you will choose a specific topic to "research" and write about from the three general focus areas described in the "How It Works" section of Chapter 5 of Alexander's book. The three general areas are the roundup, the period of formal control, and the period of invisible punishment. Something is going to pul you Task: From within one of the above three general areas, you will need to choose a specific topic to "research" during our library sessions next week. Look over your journal exercises for each of the four chapters we have read in Alexander's book ("Lockdown," "Color of Justice," "Cruel Hand," and "New Jim Crow") and consider how that work might help you in beginning the task of writing this essay. For the days that we spend in the library, you will look for specific information on your chosen "research" topic to supplement your general discussion of Alexander. You will need to find at least two additional academic sources for this essay (in addition to Alexander as your main source, of course). Do NOT use Bryan Stevenson as a source for this essay. You will need to write on your specific topic, tie your research to the broader themes of this course, and reflect on the implications both for you personally and for our society in general, particularly in light of the very divisive social, political, and economic climate we are living through today. Tips for Success (The General but Specific Thesis Statement) : Your thesis statement should not be one that can generically fit any other student's essay in this class. Your entire introductory paragraph "frames" the case that you will make in the body of your paper. The thesis statement will need to allude to the general theme, address problem at hand, and at the same time, that thesis statement (please underline it) needs to answer the "So what?" question of why what you have to add to the continuing discussion on the topic is important for your reader to consider. When I read your introduction, I should get a sense of the "case" you will "argue" in the remainder your essay. After you have written your essay and read it through, give it a title that captures the essence of your discussion ! Minimum Requirements: You will write a formal and structured minimum five-page essay with a clearly identified general but specific thesis statement (underline it!) in your introductory paragraph. Write an introduction that is interesting and engaging so that your reader wants to read on ! Be sure to introduce your main source-Michelle Alexander-and include at least one integrated quote somewhere in that introduction along with the necessary background information needed so that your reader, who has NOT read Alexander, can understand the context from which the quote came). The remainder of your essay should consist of three or more supporting body paragraphs and a conclusion that does not merely summarize but instead ties everything together and leaves your reader your final thoughts and speculations on the topic, a sense of "where do we go from here," and something that you want your reader to carry away and ponder. Avoid merely "dropping in" quotes without context. Each time you quote a source, you need to provide an introduction to that quote and the necessary context so that your reader understands the point you are trying to make in the context of your discussion. Choose meaningful quotes that make the most impact for point you are making. Continued on the back ! అందcolegr.college as saaho satnecollege SPRING RENTAL ima sheria Back කරනා ලා NEW R The New Jim Crow Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness MICHELLE ALEXANDER WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY CORNEL WEST
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