Claudia Rankine

a poem by Claudia Rankine called “From Citizen Six” where both of the characters were treated unfairly, and ran into issues on a daily basis because…

an impediment for justice in civilization throughout history. Ta-Nehisi Coates’s book titled Between the World and Me converses delicate narratives in Coates’s life thus far that correlate with ethnic groups and injustice. As well, Citizen by Claudia Rankine relates to the themes of crime and justice in America. Because of this, Citizen and Between the World and Me will be compared. Race is presently an obstacle in America for African Americans, Latinos, Hindus, and many more cultures when it…

modern society. Though we don’t like to admit that it does take a toll on us as human beings, Claudia Rankine’s book, “Citizen: An American Lyric” sheds light on an issue that we are too afraid to admit. Rankine’s poems emphasize the claim about microaggression through her daily activities with her friends and through her progression as a working middle-class colored woman. Before we discuss how Rankine uses her book to display microaggression, we have to first evaluate what exactly…

Over the past 85 years, the United States has improved slightly in the treatment of African Americans. While African Americans have gained a lot of rights since the 1800s, there is still a stigma of inferiority for African Americans that has lingered from the times of slavery. The improved race relations between whites and blacks are a clear example of the progress we have made; however, the discrimination of black people in some establishments are a reminder that there is still a lot of…

I believe that Claudia Rankine named this book Citizen: An American Lyric because she wanted to emphasize that we are all citizens but certain citizens are treated differently. Everyone has things in common, yet society only focuses on everyone's differences. Instead of realizing that we are all citizens of this world, people focus on other's historical self. Society puts an emphasis on where we come from, what our background is. However, people fail to realize that other people's background is…

In the reading, “Citizen: An American Lyric,” by Claudia Rankine, she puts you into situations of modern day racism. By using real life situations, she explains how racism fits into all aspects of life, whether it is in the media, at school, in public, or at home. Rankine describes the difference between conscious and subconscious discriminations to relate to the main idea of modern day racism. Rankine uses stories from real-life experiences of people consciously discriminating others. In the…

articulate what Williams has faced during her career because of her skin color (Rankine 51-52). These phrases embody the racial struggles one of color might face due to their appearance in a socially dominated white society causing one to question their identity and if they belong there. After her “three-second celebratory dance on center court” Piers Morgan was going to name the victory dance “the Serena Shuffle” (Rankine 33-34). However, he learned that from the American press that it was…

on me. However, it is Claudia Rankine’s novel, Citizen: An American Lyric, that has truly inspired and moved me in ways that brought tears to my eyes as I was faced with harsh reality of the racial discrimination in this country. Rankine presents, examines, and criticizes the racial discrimination faced and felt through countless narratives in the history of this nation. There is a moment in the novel that provoked thought and left me with an impression. In this moment, Rankine pushes the reader…

Chapter 2 of Citizen concentrates on Serena Williams and the controversy surrounding her career. Claudia Rankine focuses on a distinguished, black athlete to demonstrate the subtle prejudice that African Americans face when they are in positions of fame or general success against the ‘sharp white background’ of society. Rankine tells Williams’ story to provide a concrete example of her assertion that people of color are subjected to different standards than white people. She employs repetition…

Throughout multiple texts, there have been different symbolic and direct treatment of “the body,” and two works that include this are “Chronicle of the Death Foretold” by Gabriel Marquez and “Citzen” by Claudia Rankine. Both stories take a different approach to the treatment of “the body,” but the way that the author delves into the subject is critical to the deeper analysis of the stories being told. In a way, these two authors have seemingly separated the notion of a person and their body, by…