It’s been a while since I wrote about Mama Jennifer, the manager of the Community Book Center in New Orleans, and for years my check on the community pulse on issues of history and policy in the city. This week I flew her up to speak to my class, and true to form, she said … Continue reading A New Orleanian take on North Camden…
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In my first class, I asked my students what they thought of this video of the protests over the demolition of public housing in New Orleans: They responded that protest needed to be rational to be effective. That protestors were “too emotional” and weren’t appealing to enough facts. The very way these communicated resulted in … Continue reading An Introduction to Local Knowledge…
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