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And Banned Books in Arizona

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Too Much Info…

• Identity politics are political arguments that focus upon the self-interest and perspectives of self-identified social interest groups and ways in which people's politics may be shaped by aspects of their identity through race, class, religion, gender, sexual orientation or traditional dominance. Not all members of any given group are necessarily involved in identity politics. The practice has probably a long existence; but the explicit term and movements linked to it really came into being during the latter part of the twentieth century. It can most notably be found in class movements, feminist movements, gay and lesbian movements, disability movements, ethnic movements and post colonial movements.

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Identity Politics

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Banned Books

Who decides?

Who can identify?

Who is omitted?

What is the basis?

Are there any patterns?

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Arizona State Law• A. A school district or charter school in this state shall

not include in its program of instruction any courses or classes that include any of the following:

1. Promote the overthrow of the United States government.

2. Promote resentment toward a race or class of people.

3. Are designed primarily for pupils of a particular ethnic group.

4. Advocate ethnic solidarity instead of the treatment of pupils as individuals.

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• Translating Grandfather’s House by Ed J. Vega

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Parallel Idea

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Ethnicity

• German

• Italian

• Mexican

• Korean

• Egyptian

• Indian

• Cherokee

• Peruvian

• French

• Chinese

• Turkish

• Congolese

• Dominican

• Pakistani

• Russian

• Fijian

• Potawatomi

• Mayan

• English

• Haitian

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• Is the Arizona law truly promoting individuality…or is it directed toward suppression of one specific ethnic group (as categorized in the state of Arizona)?


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