On Oct. 15, acclaimed poet, playwright and essayist, Claudia Rankine, read excerpts from her upcoming book “Triage” to the Claremont community. Rankine’s writing often touches on the intimate fault lines of American politics and social injustices. Her newest work brings attention to climate change, racism and the grief she feels for it. For many 5C students, who are growing up in an era marked by climate catastrophe and political restriction, this idea felt exceptionally pertinent.
Tag: Just Us: An American Conversation
Former Pomona professor and author of ‘Citizen’ Claudia Rankine interrogates whiteness at Scripps Presents
Former Pomona Professor Claudia Rankine discusses whiteness, Afropessimism and her new book “Just Us: An American Conversation”