88.9: A Documentary Poem Examining Whiteness at the University of Vermont
Campbell, Addison
Campbell, Addison
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This project is located at the joining of the two fields of documentary poetry and critical race and ethnic studies, specifically that of whiteness. The University of Vermont is a predominantly white institution in a predominantly white state. Though traditionally the docupoet is incidental to the project, in 88.9 I explore the social phenomenon of whiteness by engaging with the political forces that are simultaneously insidious and explicit at UVM. To give this project balance, I also interrogate my own personal role not only as a student, but also as a white woman and a Vermonter. 88.9 is my attempt to utilize the form of docupoetry to arrive at a deeper understanding of the role of whiteness in shaping this university for bodies of all colors as well as my own identity within this space.
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2018-01-01