In my “Afro Latinx History” class, Jessica Krug discussed dynamics of white scholars engaging in black studies. She really had the audacity pull up an image of the white woman who won an award over her, illustrating how black scholars are often overlooked in the academy. LOL.
She repeatedly discouraged her students from supporting “American Dirt” due to Jeanine Cummins’ whiteness. [Cummins only has one Puerto Rican grandmother and so doesn’t make the Person Who Can Write about Migration cut.] All the while she was taking scholarships, fellowships, etc. away from the very people they were designed for.
September 9th, 2020 at 8:10AM
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