ETH STD 101B Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Headache, Black Body, Synecdoche
18 Nov 2020
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Taking us through acts of her psyche/her act of composing herself into this book. Juxtaposition of citizen & an american lyric. Chip away at what we think of as citizen. Going forth as a citizen, but then being dragged back b/c black. Nation state says there"s nothing even wrong with this kind of profiling. What it means to be black in america--assumed that you"re poor. Any attainment in your life has been attained by a non-black person. Language in itself can be quite ideological. Includes works that can be construed as abstract. No clear connection between art that rankine is included & themes of passages themselves. Leaves it for readers to make connections--can be emotional or psychological connection. Rankine says it happens often enough for being called names day after day. Quotidian reality of being immobilized of racist slurs. #1 act of immobilization for black folks in america is the racialized moment (n word)
