New England Foundation for the Arts: Unpacking Cultural Supremacy in the Public Sphere
November 26, 2020
November 26, 2020
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 26 -- The New England Foundation for the Arts issued the following commentary on Nov. 24 by Erin Genia, multidisciplinary artist, educator and organizer:
Cultural supremacy lies at the heart of the institutional racism that saturates our country. It has been used as a tool by the dominant culture to disparage, expropriate, and erase other cultures; force acculturation; and set itself as the standard. It is so pervasive that it is nearly invisible to those . . .
Cultural supremacy lies at the heart of the institutional racism that saturates our country. It has been used as a tool by the dominant culture to disparage, expropriate, and erase other cultures; force acculturation; and set itself as the standard. It is so pervasive that it is nearly invisible to those . . .