WaitingforaTaxi复旦高级英语第二册第四课.ppt

Waiting for a Taxi,June Jordan,In 1989,the two hundred anniversary of French Revolution,the author toured Paris,during the process of waiting for a taxi,she expressed her opinion of“identity politics”-politics based on gender,class,and race.,Our interpretation of this article:1.Introduction of the author and background2.Gender 3.Class Identity politics 4.Race,Introduction,About the author June Jordan,One of the most widely published African-American writers,she was an inspirational teacher,through words and actions,and a supremely principled person She emerged onto the political and literary scene in the late 1960s,when the movements demanding attention were for civil rights and womens liberation,and anti-war.,Background,1.French revolution Outbreak:July 14th of 1789,The Storming the Bastille Cause:The EnlightenmentThe American Revolution,1775-1783Feudal system,Traditional Periodization of French revolution,July 14th 1787-August 10th 1792 constitutional monarchyAugust 10th 1792-June 2rd 1793 republican regimeJune 2rd 1793-July 29th 1794(Hot month coup)democratic dictatorship,Periodization of the French Revolution,Moderate stage:17891792Radical stage:17921794The Directory:17941799Napoleon:17991815,Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen(August 26,1789;issued in Sept.),2.Prince William Sound In March 1989,the largest oil spill in US history occurred when the EXXON VALDEZ supertanker struck submerged rocks outside of the shipping lanes in Prince William Sound,Alaska,seriously impacting the tourist and fishing industries there.This event has subsequently resulted in costly litigation between Exxon Corporation and the State of Alaska.,Supplementary,3.Ivy League The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education located in the Northeastern United States.The term is now most commonly used to refer to those eight schools considered as a group.The term has connotations of academic excellence,selectivity in admissions,and a reputation for social elitism.,Gender,Men,Different,When we are young,What we play,Beautiful animate dolls or charming female models.BarbieTo pretend to be a bride or a mommy,What we are told,Fairy tales mostly with a Princess trapped in a castle,waiting her Prince Charming to rescue her and they will end up in a happy life forever.,Leek-liked waistPerfect looking Wanting for Mr.Right,When we grow up,Before,Today,The behavioral norm in schools is feminine.When the biologically natural aggression of males is focused into competitive performance,males thrive.When it is repressed,they are depressed.,Show me a minimum wage or part time worker,who can afford to buy a home and/or raise a family on his/her inadequate income.Show me how such workers are supposed to keep themselves and their children housed,fed and healthy.Should not human equality,abundance and peace be the right of every human being?.,impossible,impossible,impossible,Class,At the beginning of the third millennium,when the whole world is a global village thanks to the incredible progression of technology and techniques,humankind should be happy and not be bothered by problems of survival(Kolyang Palbl.Peasant leader in Chad).,However,Peasants faced with the challenges of the future,A new stage in the expansion of capitalism.,The environment of family farming has changed,International trade is obviously unequal,The development of globalization not only changes the traditional production system in China,but also creates a new production body-the immigrant workers.,The AFL-CIO report,Immigrant Workers at Risk:The Urgent Need for Improved Workplace Safety and Health Policies and Programs,SlaveryThe Beginning of Slavery The first Africans in America arrived as Indentured Servants via Jamestown,Virginia in 1619.From 1619 to about 1640,Africans could earn their freedom working as laborers and artisans for the European settlers.Africans could become free people and enjoy some of the liberties like other new settlers.,Slave TradeThe peoples inhabiting those African nations were known fortheir skills in agriculture,farming,and mining.The risingdemand for sugar,coffee,cotton,and tobacco created agreater demand for slaves by other slave trading countries.,Race,The Slavery Abolition Act of 1833,The Slavery Abolition Act of 1833(citation 3&4 Will.IV c.73)was an 1833 Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom abolishing slavery throughout the British Empire.Main points of the ActAll slaves under the age of six were to be freed immediately.Slaves over the age of six were to remain as part slave and part free for a further four years.In that time they would have to be paid a wage for the work they did in the quarter of the week when they were free.The government was to provide 20 million in compensation to the slave-owners who had lost their property.,Civil War(1861-1865),The most important cause of the civil war is the southern slavery and northern antislavery.Certainly,there are also some social and economic factors.The election of Lincoln as a president was viewed by the south as a threat to slavery and ignited the war.11 Southern states were involved in the civil war.Abraham Lincoln,The Segregation of Black People,Blake people should pay the driver in the front of the bus,and enter the bus at the rear door,whiling sitting in the back of the bus.If the bus was full and more passengers get on,they should give up their seat for the white people and stand.In most of the public space,Black people are segregated from the White people.,Great figures who did great contribution to the civil rights movements,Mrs.Rosa ParksMartin Luther King,Some literary works and films about Civil War,Some books:Gone with the Wind The Uncle Toms Cabin etc.Some films:Gone with the Wind Cold Mountain ect.,Status of Black People,In current demographics,according to 2005 U.S.Census figures,some 39.9 million African Americans live in the United States,comprising 13.8 percent of the total population.Unprecedented access to higher education and employment has been gained by African Americans in the post-civil rights era.Nevertheless,due in part to the legacy of slavery,racism and discrimination,African Americans as a group remain at a pronounced economic,educational and social disadvantage in many areas relative to European Americans.One of the most serious and long standing issues within African-American communities is poverty.In 2004,24.7%of African-American families lived below the poverty level,Some of the Greatest Americans,Oprah Winfrey is the American multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show,the highest-rated talk show in the history of television.,Michael Jordan-14 time All-Star-7 time The Sporting News MVP,Michael Jackson,Barack Obama,Condoleezza Rice,Colin Powell,Tiger Woods 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