An annotated bibliography is a compiled list consisting of citations regarding books, articles, documents, or artifacts. Each citation is a generally brief description of an analysis of the relevancy your source holds within your article. The main purpose is to give the reader a basic summary regarding the source in the article without the reader having to read the paper.
Mcintosh, Peggy, M.P (1998) White Privilege: unpacking the invisible knapsack
The article “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” is written by Peggy McIntosh and unveils the reality of continuously checking your privilege as a white person. McIntosh is a feminist, an anti-racism activist, and a woman. In the article she begins with the motion that men are ungrateful for all the power and privilege that they indigenously hold. In our society, men are granted a privilege that is only obtained by them. An example of one of these privileges is being able to run at night with little to no concerns for the environment surrounding you. An argument could be claimed that women experience a more intense rape culture, or other minorities face opposition and harassment from police officers. In Oluo’s novel she acknowledges this on the premise of to “stop pretending to live in a fantasy world” and change is only evident if we come together to treat everyone fairly.
McIntosh, P. (1988). White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack. Retrieved from http://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/mcintosh.pdf
The video we were assigned to watch is The Black Power Mixtape, by Goran Olsson. In the video they discuss the progress made by the Black Power Movement in 1967-1975. The purpose originates around the oppression of primarily black people and overall minorities, The oppressed group wanted to push back and retaliate against the white population. It uses civil rights activists as a main vocal point in the illustration of persecution and mistreatment of black people in America. This connects to Oluo as she also relates modern racial problems in the world with connections to famous civil rights activists like Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
My only difficulty with the assignment is to try to condense the message both of these pieces contain to a threshold of 100-200 words. In an annotated bibliography its main purpose is to deliver the message clearly in as short amount of words as possible. For Project 2 I think this was primarily helpful in the overall formatting of the assignment. The best way to learn a new topic or concept is to dive into it and get familiar with it.
Jordan Hamilton 