#phoebe farris

[karmapts]

The historical circumstances of minority and oppressed groups within the Americas have required the initiation of a period of separatism from the majority culture for self-articulation, knowledge of history and heritage, and awareness of unique culture. When we as women in a reaction/response to sexism/patriarchy are forced to separate ourselves, create our own spaces, write about each other, then we are labeled ‘essentialists’.

Phoebe Farris

originally found in Historiography/Feminisms/Strategies <http://web.ukonline.co.uk/n.paradoxa/panel5.htm> [This link is outdated, but you can also find the quote here on page 21.]

n. paradoxa, online, issue 12 (March 2000), pg. 21.

[blackndns-blog]

Red, Black, and Brown: Artists and the Aesthetics of Race: In this illustrated talk, Dr. Phoebe Farris (Powhatan/Renape) discusses artists of mixed American Indian, African American, and Latin American heritage who reflect their identities in their art and who deal with themes of social justice. Primarily women, these artists reference race or identity in many ways, often juxtaposed with issues of gender