Bush, Roderick. “The Class-First, Race-First Debate: The Contradictions of Nationalism and Internationalism and the Stratification of the World-System.” The End of White World Supremacy: Black Internationalism and the Problem of the Color Line, Temple University Press, 2009, pp. 87–131. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt14bs8x2.6. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024. This source is related to my topic because it focuses on how Western Civilization was established through some sort of domination of other places. I can use this source for examples of Western hegemony through invading other countries. In the part of this book, I would like to use they say Western influence was birthed from America taking over many non-western countries. I say that Western civilization and Western hegemony did come from some sort of forced assimilation or invasion from America and our Allies. This source supports the idea that Western culture has a dominating effect on numerous parts of the world. I don’t think I could use this source as a counter-argument and my feelings about, the topic have not changed.
Bush, Roderick. “Black Feminism, Intersectionality, and the Critique of Masculinist Models of Liberation.” The End of White World Supremacy: Black Internationalism and the Problem of the Color Line, Temple University Press, 2009, pp. 132–50. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt14bs8x2.7. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024. This source relates to my topic because it highlights the fact that intersectionality is a contributor to the American dream. I can focus on the argument that access to the American dream is solely based on your identity. This particular source talks about it from the perspective of black women. During the civil rights era black women had to choose to fight for the rights of their race of the rights of their sex, and being that black women were excluded from the first waves of feminism it made it difficult to make that choice. They say that the insection of identities such as being female and black, presented numerous hardships for women of color. I say that these oppressed identities have less access to the American dream. I could most definitely use this source to support my thesis being that it would have something to do with the fact that the American dream is more intersectional and there are qualified identities that have the privilege and more access to it. This has not changed my mind about my topic if anything has made me more excited, that I can find sources to support my claims and that there has already been research done on this matter, making more people aware of the issue.
Bush, Melanie E. L., and Roderick D. Bush. “Reflections on the Structural Logic of the System.” Tensions in the American Dream: Rhetoric, Reverie, or Reality, Temple University Press, 2015, pp. 31–68. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt14btcwf.8. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024. This source relates to my topic by emphasizing prejudice and how internalized it has become in our society. I can use this source to focus on a potential argument by quoting it. A lot of the quotes in the section I’m looking at talk about the initial separation of people. The author says that prejudiced and discriminatory beliefs play a huge role in the American Dream and opportunities. I say that those elements do contribute to the perception of the American Dream as well the access to it. This relates to other sources because it highlights that race does factor into the dream. I can use this to contextualize my argument for sure. I have not looked all the way through the source so I am not sure If I will be able to use it as a counterargumentThis source has not changed how I view of my topic
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Tasker, Tiffany Tatyana. “Psychopathology of the Insomniac American Nightmare: Whhitemess, Gentrification, and the Supposed American Dream In Five Points.” University of Colorado, 15 May 2021. This source relates to my topic because It demonstrates a piece that I wanted to touch on about race and the American Dream, and other minorities. I will most likely use this source for multiple paragraphs and points I want to talk about how minorities were placed against each other. The author says that Minority subornation and minorities are placed against each other (26-30) as well as how whiteness affects all people whether they are white or not. I say that whiteness does contribute to the American dream in many forms and I believe this source will help me bring that point to life. This source relates to other sources because it also points out the issues surrounding the American Dream and how it is not as inclusive as it is promoted. I believe I can make an argument out of this source being that it is similar to the sources I have above I would not consider making a counterargument. This source has not changed my mind
Morrison, Toni. “Whiteness.” National Museum of African American History and Culture, 19 Sept. 2022, nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/topics/whiteness. This source relates to my topic because suggests that to be American it means being white. I believe I could make an argument using this source. The author says that being white does not ensure that a person won’t face hardship however they won’t receive any issues from their whiteness. I say that is completely correct, other things affect a person’s access to the American, and although race is a big one I do not believe it is the only one. I can use this source to contextualize my argument for sure. This article aligns with a lot of the sources I already have so I don’t think a counterargument would work. This source has not changed how I view my topic.
Branch, Enobong Hannah, and Hanley, Caroline. Work in Black and White : Striving for the American Dream / Enobong Hannah Branch and Caroline Hanley. 2022. This source is related to my topic by noting that lack of opportunities has contributed to the economic disadvantages of black people. The author says that a lack of opportunities can affect people’s American dreams. I say that the American dream is built on access. This source relates to the others by mentioning the American dream is intersectional. I don’t think I can use this as a counterargument. This has not changed my view on my topic. Halton, Jared. “Reflections on the American Dream, Power, Privilege, and Self.” Clemson University Tiger Prints , 1 Dec. 2016, tigerprints.clemson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2844&context=all_dissertations. Accessed 22 Apr. 2024. This dissertation is related to my topic by pointing to privilege, I could use these sources to focus on a potential argument. The author says that the American dream or the success that people accumulates is supposed to be their responsibility but that is not entirely how our society is structured. I say that there are qualities like being white, wealthy, heterosexual, able-bodied, and Christian, men, who tend to have more access to the American dream. This source and others say similar things about how the American dream is not as accessible to others outside of white people specifically men. I can use this source to contextualize my thesis, but not for a counterargument. This source has not changed my mind about my topic.