We discussed the former KKK headquarters in Shaughnessy (now Canuck House), and connected it to the racist/white-supremacist clauses on old documentation for real estate in the British Properties (enforceable until 1978).
We connected these two pieces to inter-generational wealth, in an effort to examine ways in which current circumstances are influenced by past policies. By being conscious of the unjust foundations of systems/laws/institutions, we are put in a better position to perceive and challenge ongoing injustices.
We talked about the concept of the unreliable narrator - as it relates to Frenchie.
We discussed the classical (Greco-Roman) allusion to MINERVA and the wisdom/knowledge associated with the name of an elder Frenchie sometimes refers to as "crazy old Minerva."
We talked about the importance of dreams...and what it might mean not to dream (we also broke down the term somnambulation into its root words, for the sake of intrigue).
There were good, small group discussions, after which we read most of "Hunted in the Bush."
HOMEWORK: Finish the last two pages of the chapter, and have your character notes ready to hand in tomorrow! Remember that tomorrow's class is a short one!
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