anthropology

The following questions are designed to help you examine, analyze, and reflect on these primary archival materials. Answer each of the following questions in about 100 words each: 

1. In our discussions of graphic medicine, we examined the communicative power of images. The artwork on pg. 20 was created by Emory Douglas, the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party. Read this brief discussion of his work, then return to the image on pg. 20. 

https://hyperallergic.com/457105/emory-douglas-bold-visual-language-los-angeles-contemporary-exhibitions/

What is Douglas trying to communicate through the image? How does the image reflect the broader themes of Douglas’s work? 

2. Examine the article “This will tide me over” (pgs. 25-31), which reports on a survival conference. Using specific examples, describe how the Black Panther Party’s activities addressed the intersections between health and broader political and economic dynamics. Many of the inequalities and injustices that the Black Panther Party wanted to address continue to exist today. What lessons can we take from their efforts that might inform contemporary struggles for health equity?

3. Many of the inequities and injustices that the Black Panther Party wanted to address continue to exist today. What lessons can we take from their efforts that might inform contemporary struggles for health equity?

3. Identify and discuss a specific document, image, or issue in this archive that you found to be memorable, surprising, or particularly interesting. Why was this significant to you?