For Wednesday, 10/6

Prep

• Matthew Desmond and Mustafa Emirbayer (2016), Ch. 3 (‘Politics’): ‘Partisanship and Representation’; ‘Voting’; ‘Elections and Implicit Racial Appeals’; ‘The Longing for Color-Blind Politics’

Zoom Session

• Attendance/Introductions, cont’d
• Review: Submitting the Semester Goals HW (and Major Upcoming Assignments
• Overview: Class Participation Self-Evaluation
• Overview: Midterm Take-Home Essay Exam
  • Q&A: The Invisibility of Whiteness
• Reading Notes for Ch. 4

For Next Time

• Matthew Desmond and Mustafa Emirbayer (2016), Ch. 4 (‘Economics’): ‘Economic Racism from the New Deal to Reaganomics’; ‘Income and Wealth Disparities’; Chasing the American Dream’