2024–25 · City-wide
Poetry exploring social identity and othering
The resident proposes helping people explore poetic representations of the Other and Othering, inspired by James Baldwin, to address racial divides.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Reaching a reflective understanding of his social identity, James Baldwin writes: “At the root of the American Negro roblem is the necessity of the American white man to find a way of living with the Negro in order to be able to live with himself.”
Who it helps and why
To address James Baldwin’s problem, I will help people explore multiple poetically voiced representations of the Other and Othering.
Details
- Cycle
- 2024–25
- Submitted
- July 29, 2024
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Education, Youth & Families
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
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