I woke from a wierd dream state while finishing up my ten-day assignment in Indianapolis. I was staying at the JW Marriot for my university. As my mind crawled out of its haze, this emerged; “How Many Walls In Your Teepee?” I didn’t really know what this meant, pondered it for a minute or two,…
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Stoking the Racist Imagination: Uncle Ben, Aunt Jemima, and The Mammy Cookie Jar
My partner and I went for lunch at a New Hampshire diner. The town where the diner is located is 85% White. The diner’s décor is supposedly based on “the original 1952 Worcester Diner Car #837.” The walls are graced with Americana kitsch; Elvis Presley statue, mason jars, the Mr. Peanut Head statue, a Hawaiian…
Off to Australia To A Critical Race and Whiteness Studies Conference
Putting the finishing touches on my presentation, see you all when I get back. Abstract: Employing critical race theory, this paper examines the cultural symbolism connected to why white passengers on the bus during the social disobedience of Rosa Parks are often depicted as anonymous and intimated as innocent silent actors. This paper argues that…
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