Category Archives: Red Dialogue Class

On August 14th I went to the New Zion Baptist Church which was a church for many African Americans. It was very interesting because the style they held the worship was so different from what I had expected it to … Continue reading →

I took lecture about Consumption in modern American. I think there are many differences between the United States and Japan consumption. First, way to express identity are different. In the US, people have tattoos to express identity. Their tattoo is … Continue reading →

In framework about Culture, citizenship, consumption in modern America, I found that American culture has strong connection with consumption. So, I think that comparing America consumption and Japan one, I can understand how Japanese culture is as well as American … Continue reading →

Through walking the Richmond slave trail and seeing the monuments, I thought it is a difficult problem how to tackle the racial history. Like Neeve said before the lecture, there are arguments whether we should take the monument away because … Continue reading →

I took the lecture about race yesterday. I was so surprised to see the picture of Black people who were lynched by White people. I studied the race problem about Black people in the U.S when I was high school … Continue reading →

I learned about the gender and sexuality, the race relation in the U.S. and the American music in these three days. Before I heard the lecture on eighth August, I felt something weird when I heard about the gender and … Continue reading →

In August 7th, I took lecture about Gender, and Sexuality. I have not even heard the words, “Queer or Questioning” and “cisgender.” In Japan, equal rights for both sexes are advocated, and recently the social progress of women are more … Continue reading →

Through the last three lectures, about “Gender and Sexuality”, “Race Relations in the U.S.” and “American music,” I learned a lot of cultures and the historical background in the U.S., especially gender problems. I am going to work a company … Continue reading →

In framework4 we learned about race relations in American history. I think racial issue is difficult to solve because it is hard to get everyone equal. I compare the racial problem in America and Japan, and I consider how I … Continue reading →

In framework about gender and sexuality, I found that Japan is much behind in them. By media, we can hear word of “LGBT”, but I think it is often mixed with sexual orientation, so gender identity is not known by … Continue reading →