Question: What would happen if we applied the physics of storytelling to the narrative of race politics? What if we understood whiteness and blackness, dominance and 'otherness’ in the same way that we understand the heroes and villains of our shared stories? Our myths and legends, our blockbusters and box sets? How useful might an exploration of race politics be, leaning on the theory of storytelling as a way into the woods?
Thank you for this beautiful article. I grew up white, in South Africa, during apartheid and I have spent my last 27 years in the UK unlearning and relearning my true history which was white-washed and all lies fed to us by a raging white supremacist government. As the saying goes -- white supremacy is not the shark, it’s the water.
Thank YOU! What you say is so true. Thank you for sharing. I've got a whole series lined up that will continue to explore whiteness and white supremacy. I've learned so much writing this and genuinely, it's empowering to understand how whiteness has been constructed. Using storytelling and narrative to do so has been FASCINATING. Get ready!
Thank you for this beautiful article. I grew up white, in South Africa, during apartheid and I have spent my last 27 years in the UK unlearning and relearning my true history which was white-washed and all lies fed to us by a raging white supremacist government. As the saying goes -- white supremacy is not the shark, it’s the water.
Thank YOU! What you say is so true. Thank you for sharing. I've got a whole series lined up that will continue to explore whiteness and white supremacy. I've learned so much writing this and genuinely, it's empowering to understand how whiteness has been constructed. Using storytelling and narrative to do so has been FASCINATING. Get ready!