sapphrikah: mahader: western history equals white mythology interview with artist mahader tesfai: [i] what does this photo mean? [mt] this photo is meant to challenge the status of history [i] is it a western myth?   [mt] yes, precisely. that is the question.   [i] what informed this photo? [mt] dialogues and readings of angela davis, edward said,  matthew shenoda, g.c. spivak, arundhati roy, homi bhabha [i] what is  the role of third world narratives? [mt] to decolonize history  [i] who is the photographer? [mt] my friend duwayno robertson TRUTH TRUTH TRUTH TRUTH TRUTH TRUTH TRUTH TRUTH TRRRUUUUUUUTHHHHHHHHHH!

sapphrikah:

mahader:

western history equals white mythology

interview with artist mahader tesfai:

[i] what does this photo mean?

[mt] this photo is meant to challenge the status of history

[i] is it a western myth?  

[mt] yes, precisely. that is the question.  

[i] what informed this photo?

[mt] dialogues and readings of angela davis, edward said,  matthew shenoda, g.c. spivak, arundhati roy, homi bhabha

[i] what is  the role of third world narratives?

[mt] to decolonize history 

[i] who is the photographer?

[mt] my friend duwayno robertson

TRUTH TRUTH TRUTH TRUTH TRUTH TRUTH TRUTH TRUTH

TRRRUUUUUUUTHHHHHHHHHH!

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