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About a year ago, I had a student (Marcus Jackson) present on Victor LaValles essay How The Invisible Man Taught Me to See. He ended his presentation asking the class how often they read books outside of their race. The silence was shocking. I am thinking about this in relationship to this amazing Azealia Banks interview. Art is all about connecting people from widely different backgrounds and historical periods; commerce is solely invested in affirmation of the consumer. Art should make you nervous and uncomfortable (other cultures would have/do called/call these feelings thoughtful and engaged) while commerce only wants you to want comfort. Art engages and dilates empathy. If you feel you dont understand why people are so angry right now, then please pick up books/music made by people you normally would never listen to or read. Im not saying youll understand any better. But you might begin to better understand your inability to understand. blogs.wsj/speakeasy/2010/01/18/how-invisible-man-taught-me-to-see-essay/ youtu.be/uFDS-VEEl6w
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 21:24:53 +0000

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