KEY IDEAS:
SOURCEs;
what about the piece engages with the community?
I watched Sara Jones first and then paused to watch others in between her. The tone is so constant through out each video I found it hard to focus on one for too long.
She called to the attention of the Chicago Humanists festival: the topic being Bodies, Sara mentions different bodies inhabiting different spaces. She uses different members of her family as a way to discuss topics like the value of body and opportunities that bodies give us. Sara draws us a picture of just how many cultures make our country unique and diverse. Pointing out the flaws as well as commenting on the politics of the time, we're reflective on what our stance was when we ourselves were in the conversation. She starts the performance as a stereotypical homeless woman,and stalked discussing pretty philosophical topics like feelings of loss and loneliness, abandonment. As she takes another identity she talks about fear and stress, then another persona of someone who's more privileged, speaking about more conservative and selfish ideas. Finally Shes a "Gary Weasel-Head", a Native forced to separate from his family and change the relationship he once had with land. at the end of this she says something really important that I found meaningful. Uncle Sam gave himself the the opportunities that were taken from minorities. Paved the way for him.
I wonder if someone tried this today would they be called out for "Appropriation"? Would we look passed the way shes discussing these goals, or would we tear it apart for an offensive couple of words?
Anna Deavere Smith, wanted to be a Linguistic Ethnologist, but is an actress and writer. Honestly, I found the Q&A the most compelling part of this whole video. I like her wanted to learn a million and two languages but found myself somewhere else.
"Ride the bull, Don't let go." Was something that was said and spoken about for a little bit. I liked this because I look at my life very similarly, but i wonder if this would work for someone who is not like us. obviously it wouldn't because of several factors. She said she was 1 of 7 African american women in her class at "Archadia" at the time that was very radical. I thought of the phrase what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Last but not least she asks us not to pick sides of anyone, but to just learn both sides and that more valuable than not listening to someone that you don't think has anything valuable to offer.
Danger of a single story by Chimamanda Dichi, felt so good. It felt right. Something about her story telling got me in the mood to show people that there isn't only one way. The examples she used to show how "A single story creates stereotypes." worked so well for me to just imagine the mind set of others. She of all the speakers was my favorite because of the language she used, it was so simple a child could understand it.
All of these speakers had a few things in common, (not a criticism, just an observation)
Women of color
Artists
Travelers
Social Activists
SOURCEs;
what about the piece engages with the community?
I watched Sara Jones first and then paused to watch others in between her. The tone is so constant through out each video I found it hard to focus on one for too long.
She called to the attention of the Chicago Humanists festival: the topic being Bodies, Sara mentions different bodies inhabiting different spaces. She uses different members of her family as a way to discuss topics like the value of body and opportunities that bodies give us. Sara draws us a picture of just how many cultures make our country unique and diverse. Pointing out the flaws as well as commenting on the politics of the time, we're reflective on what our stance was when we ourselves were in the conversation. She starts the performance as a stereotypical homeless woman,and stalked discussing pretty philosophical topics like feelings of loss and loneliness, abandonment. As she takes another identity she talks about fear and stress, then another persona of someone who's more privileged, speaking about more conservative and selfish ideas. Finally Shes a "Gary Weasel-Head", a Native forced to separate from his family and change the relationship he once had with land. at the end of this she says something really important that I found meaningful. Uncle Sam gave himself the the opportunities that were taken from minorities. Paved the way for him.
I wonder if someone tried this today would they be called out for "Appropriation"? Would we look passed the way shes discussing these goals, or would we tear it apart for an offensive couple of words?
Anna Deavere Smith, wanted to be a Linguistic Ethnologist, but is an actress and writer. Honestly, I found the Q&A the most compelling part of this whole video. I like her wanted to learn a million and two languages but found myself somewhere else.
"Ride the bull, Don't let go." Was something that was said and spoken about for a little bit. I liked this because I look at my life very similarly, but i wonder if this would work for someone who is not like us. obviously it wouldn't because of several factors. She said she was 1 of 7 African american women in her class at "Archadia" at the time that was very radical. I thought of the phrase what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Last but not least she asks us not to pick sides of anyone, but to just learn both sides and that more valuable than not listening to someone that you don't think has anything valuable to offer.
Danger of a single story by Chimamanda Dichi, felt so good. It felt right. Something about her story telling got me in the mood to show people that there isn't only one way. The examples she used to show how "A single story creates stereotypes." worked so well for me to just imagine the mind set of others. She of all the speakers was my favorite because of the language she used, it was so simple a child could understand it.
All of these speakers had a few things in common, (not a criticism, just an observation)
Women of color
Artists
Travelers
Social Activists
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