Hi Gregg,
This was really fascinating and helpful to read, especially because, wow, I am fairly sure at least two of the people you are mentioning are in my department! I have been confused about some of the dynamics going on...
I was not at the Flashpoint event you describe in the article, but I attended an Art History Forum of student presenters and a key note speaker that went totally awry in a similar manner. The speaker was talking about an exhibition of Native American art she curated for an art museum that was meant to highlight indigenous people from that region-- and then she realized one of the tribes had moved to Delaware so she had to backtrack and redo a major part of the exhibition to include the group she had missed. The audience slightly laughed. An African America professor blasted the audience for laughing at genocide-- the people were forced to move off of their land and we sit here laughing about it. It was in a loud and confrontational tone and if she was trying to shake everyone up, it worked. The parents and students who were there for the event were really startled, as were the rest of us. The conversation in the audience shifted to question if museums should even "own" or display work by Native Americans and the end of the talk was rough for the speaker. The reception meant to celebrate the students and their research that followed soon after that was really awkward... There are other examples like this, in graduate critiques, faculty meetings, etc., where things feel like they are getting out of hand and I haven't been able to know how to frame it!
When I look at the diagram these outbursts (I know there is a negative connotation to saying that, but that is what they feel like) seem centered on Hate/Anger/Pride... I can understand the anger to a point since my husband is Black/ Muslim/ has an accent and my kid is mixed, so I am well aware there is a dual-system going on so that even as a female, I often feel safer and more privileged than they are because of my Whiteness/ no accent...
The questions I have are related to the one below about redirecting groupthink more positively:
Is there something others can do to support the Black Activist or other groupthink stances that do have merit, while redirecting the individuals/group from attack mode?
What do you think the Flashpoint group would think if they read your article? Could there be a Flashpoint about Flashpoints?
Thank you for sharing this-- lots to think about!
Corinne
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Subject: Re: feedback on chapter
Hi Gregg and all,
Thank you for sharing this chapter draft with us. It is nice to see the JH applied to a real world problem like this. I like your writing style and content for this so far. May I ask, are you thinking of including a sentence or two on how the JH can be applied in the implications paragraph, to redirect groupthink more positively? It looked like you may have been heading that way, based on this chapter and its focus.
Thanks!
--Lonny
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