I came up with...

I came up with four talking points regarding China.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Chapter 23

Feminism took on different struggles in the 20th century. In the United States, feminism lost some steam after the 1920s. It picked back up again in the 1960s. This time, it was not about voting, but about working outside of the home on a larger scale, better pay, and oppression of expression of sexuality.  In the Global South, women had always had to work out of the home. The idea of being able to work outside the home was not a hot topic for feminists there. In fact, the vast difference between First World and Global South feminists caused a great rift. This is still the case today, except now these women are living in the same societies.  Even in examining the pay gap in the United States between women of color and white women, white women are still better off. The problem is frame of reference. If you grow up in an economically stable home you are more likely to have stable supportive figures throughout your childhood. This means that you are more likely to achieve hig...
Read more

Chapter 4: Undercutting the social elite

Image
Religion is most definitely a double-edged sword. It can support political authority and the social elites, or it can undermine them. Look at China and Daoisim. First I need to say something about Ban Zhou. Do you think five generations later there was a Ban Zhou VI (Bahn Jo VI)…Do you think he was a vocalist? He sang “It’s my life, it’s Dao or ever…” You guys know that song? Just me? Okay.  Daoism was taken into the popular religion in China. It promoted a oneness with the Dao, and a return to nature. At first glance, this sounds great for the government and the social elite. If you really think about it, this was bad for them. If everyone is living a simple life, painting landscapes and meditating, then riding their water buffalo off into Western China, then they are not spending, competing with each other, or producing excess for the ruling class to take.  Beyond the promotion of a less materialistic life, this pulled people from the government in other ways. Lar...
Read more

Part 2 of 3: Vaccine Trials in Africa

Coronavirus: Why Africans should take part in vaccine trials This article discusses the importance of a COVID-19 vaccine trial in various parts of Africa. The author points out the many reasons medical experts depart the continent, as well as the possible factors as to why trials are infrequent. Scientists developing a vaccine for COVID-19 think it is important to conduct trials in Africa, because so many people are without personal protective equipment, access to medical care, and the lifesaving equipment when they can get to a hospital or clinic. Because of the history of colonialism and exploitation, the idea of testing a vaccine on people in Africa was not well received. Add to that what the WHO has dubbed an “Infodemic” spreading misinformation about the pandemic, and you now have a continent of people who are suspicious as to why anyone is trying to help.  Prior to this course, I don’t know that I would have been able to make deep connections between, colonialism, the...
Read more