Tanya Katerí Hernández - Teachers Make a Difference - Prof. Anani Dzidzienyo

The transcript reflects on the teachings of Professor Nanny Gino, who passed away in 2020. He was a professor at Brown University in the 1980s, specializing in Africana, Portuguese, and Brazilian studies. He introduced a new way of thinking about race through a comparative perspective across different regions, emphasizing that it involves both cultural and scholarly analysis. His teachings highlighted the importance of rigor and the significance of Afro Latina perspectives in academic knowledge production.

Who was Professor Nanny Gino, and what impact did he have on the speaker?

• A famous scientist who discovered a new element.

• A professor who influenced the speaker's perspective on their background.

• A musician who taught the speaker to play the piano.

• A politician who inspired the speaker to run for office.

What subjects did Professor Gino specialize in?

• Africana Studies and Portuguese and Brazilian studies

• Art and Literature

• Mathematics and Physics

• History and Geography

How did Professor Gino encourage the speaker to view race?

• As a topic irrelevant to academic study

• From a comparative perspective across different regions

• As a purely cultural phenomenon

• As an unchangeable aspect of identity

What did the speaker learn about the role of personal experiences in academia?

• They are irrelevant to academic research.

• They can be important for producing knowledge.

• They should be kept separate from scholarly work.

• They are only useful in creative writing.

What did Professor Gino teach the speaker about scholarly analysis?

• It is only about memorizing facts.

• It involves rigorous examination and comparison.

• It should focus solely on European perspectives.

• It is not necessary for understanding culture.