Overview
PSEE ALL ATTACHED FILES AND please respond to the following prompts in full sentences, using correct grammar and avoiding typos. I encourage you to make specific references to the original text and/or incorporate short, relevant quotes into your responses. There is no specific right answer to these prompts; they are designed to help you think critically and form your own ideas.
REMEMBER!!!! Each response should be approximately 100 WORDS
1. Nakamura argues that even though the internet is often imagined as a place where users can be “race-less,” race is still very much present on the internet. What are some of the ways that Nakamura says that race comes into online spaces?
2. What is Nakamura’s idea of racialized “identity tourism”? What are some examples that Nakamura gives to illustrate this concept?
3. Why does Nakamura believe that it is important to address race in online spaces? Why does it matter to talk about race when we talk about the internet or digital media?
4. Nakamura wrote this chapter nearly two decades ago. In the meantime, a lot has changed about the internet, but also a lot hasn’t. What is a more recent example from your experiences that reflects how race is still an important (if often overlooked) part of online life?