S.A.F.E Topics Vol. 1, No. 3 March 4, 2020

March 4, 2020 Sean Davis

Bootstraps – A one-word conversation with faculty

In the third episode of the S.A.F.E. Topics podcast, we have a one-word conversation with faculty on “Bootstraps.” We were joined by our MiraCosta College faculty members Alexis Tucker-Sade (Anthropology), Nery Chapeton Lamas (Computer Science), and Tony Burman (Letters).

What to listen for:

Bootstraps as the myth of the American Dream.
Are we interdependent on one another?
What other factors or people are involved in my success?
How one event can change everything.
Having limited resources to reach our goals.
What does cultural wealth and grit look like in the classroom?
Do we, as faculty, perpetuate structures and power in our classes?
Getting rid of structures vs. Illuminating them.
Ideological domination.
Pulling yourself up by your bootstraps in media.
Are we helping our students too much?
Being (un)comfortable with power.
When does it “click?”

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The S.A.F.E. Topics Team:
curry mitchell – Faculty, Letters (Co-host)

Sean Davis – Faculty, Sociology (Co-host)

Kelly Barnett – Intern and Music Technology Student (Audio Editor)

James Garcia – SDICCCA Fellow and Associate Faculty, Sociology (Show Notes)

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