To demonstrate how devastating racism is, it concentrates on that segment of the population most visibly defeated by it. Many Blacks are effectively trying to put a shield around themselves to avoid being infected by that racism, and the show will therefore create a lot of pain, which at times might be overwhelming, just as it can lead to counter-productive feelings of victimization. But for many Blacks the show has been a positive experience in terms of better understanding the impact of internalized racism and various forms of self-denial. American Pictures is a product both of Jacob Holdt's years of vagabonding and of a process of increased social and political awareness and activism. Jacob Holdt will be appearing on campus Friday, March 6th in Kent Hall room 107.
Tickets are available at the door.
121. 2 Brecht, Brecht on Theater, p. 136. 3 Brecht, Brecht on Theater, p. 137. 4 Brecht, Brecht on Theater, p. 37. 5 Brecht, Brecht on Theater, p. 37. 6 Jacob Holdt.