BostonPL_Diana Oh's Clairvoyance: Installation 2 - White People ReadLike this list

Diana Oh describes White People Read as "A dream reading list that feels personal to me. About experiences, histories, and stories of the marginalized that I wish all citizens -- especially those who are white people in power -- could read. I think if we all had a broader understanding of the world, we would have a loving and just society -- one where the valid rage is validated rather than dismissed. Obviously, this reading list could be endless -- so I create this reading list from a personal place of how these books speak to me and to the people I love. The books that weren't assigned in school, that I sought out on my own to come to a comfort and understanding of my personhood. Books that inform me as a global citizen. Books that hold me accountable. Books I have a hunger for. Books that I wish white people who have wealth and power would read to educate themselves so it's not always people of color having to fight their own battles. Books that validate the experience of the marginalized: people of color, and those in the queer community, people in poverty. May this reading list even dissect the institution and creation of Whiteness. White People Read is tongue in cheek and also my reaction to doing so much teaching and being exhausted from it and the relief I want to feel to know that people are seeking out this information on their own. White People Read is about being seen. Really seen -- deeply with understanding."

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