Julie Nakama
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Is awareness-raising effective enough?
This is such a fresh way to think about the interaction between celebrities and civilians! I wonder if one of the reasons the awards offer a stage for protest is because it's an event that is very spatially and temporally defined? It's a relativ ... -
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reclaiming the wig
Great post, Raffi. I appreciate your idea that Viola Davis used the red carpet as a site of resistance the same night she accepted her Oscar for The Help. It’s interesting that her decision not to wear a wig has become part of her star image. I think of t ... -
The 'we' and the long view
Really good question, Natasha. I was thinking about this "we" as I was watching Chris Rock's opening monologue. I was struck by how he artfully avoided really claiming membership to any particular "we." His jokes were aimed at the ... -
Rock's dismissal
I think that Rock's dismissal of the #askhermore campaign was part of his overall strategy to diffuse tensions around the broadcast by drawing attention to deeper historical moments of racism. I thought it was a weird strategy because he seemed to be ...