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Open Spectrum Panel | Post-White America: Can Art Deracialize the Nation?

“The Election of Barack Obama is just the most startling manifestation of a larger trend: the gradual erosion of ‘whiteness’ as the touchstone of what it means to be American. If the end of white America is a cultural and demographic inevitability, what will the new mainstream look like—and how will white Americans fit into it? What will it mean to be white when whiteness is no longer the norm? And will a post-white America be less racially divided—or more so?”—Hua Hsu, The Atlantic 

Can art practice heal wounds of systemic racial injustice and disinvestment? Beyond representation, do our current social systems change as a result of post-whiteness? Does it actually mean a more equitable distribution of power? How does the ideology of whiteness persist in our culture even as its demographics change?

Moderator: Piper Anderson

Ren Weschler, Curator, Journalist, Author

Nancy Goldstein, Political Strategist, Journalist

Margo Jefferson, Pulitzer Prize Winner Journalist

Open Spectrum Critical Dialogues is an intimate conversational platform that engages participants in active listening, constructive discourse, and action planning. Spanning over the course of three months (February to April, 2015), we encourage audiences and invited panelists to engage in critical discussions pertinent to the present moment. Open Spectrum is where our creative community comes together to responsibly voice opinions, raise questions, and share resources. We invite artists, educators, scholars, curators and activists to join us for these timely and integral conversations.











When: Sun., Apr. 26, 2015 at 5:00 pm
Where: New York Live Arts
219 W. 19th St.
212-691-6500
Price: $10 suggested donation
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“The Election of Barack Obama is just the most startling manifestation of a larger trend: the gradual erosion of ‘whiteness’ as the touchstone of what it means to be American. If the end of white America is a cultural and demographic inevitability, what will the new mainstream look like—and how will white Americans fit into it? What will it mean to be white when whiteness is no longer the norm? And will a post-white America be less racially divided—or more so?”—Hua Hsu, The Atlantic 

Can art practice heal wounds of systemic racial injustice and disinvestment? Beyond representation, do our current social systems change as a result of post-whiteness? Does it actually mean a more equitable distribution of power? How does the ideology of whiteness persist in our culture even as its demographics change?

Moderator: Piper Anderson

Ren Weschler, Curator, Journalist, Author

Nancy Goldstein, Political Strategist, Journalist

Margo Jefferson, Pulitzer Prize Winner Journalist

Open Spectrum Critical Dialogues is an intimate conversational platform that engages participants in active listening, constructive discourse, and action planning. Spanning over the course of three months (February to April, 2015), we encourage audiences and invited panelists to engage in critical discussions pertinent to the present moment. Open Spectrum is where our creative community comes together to responsibly voice opinions, raise questions, and share resources. We invite artists, educators, scholars, curators and activists to join us for these timely and integral conversations.

Buy tickets/get more info now