#013: The “Whither Whiteness?” Episode
Hosts Raquel Cepeda and Tanner Colby discuss yellowface in poetry and white identity as expressed by Donald Trump's ride-or-die supporters with Jamil Smith of New Republic.
Jamil Smith
Jamil Smith is a Senior Editor at New Republic magazine, where he edits and writes features and commentary for the print magazine and its website. His work primarily focuses on race, gender, law enforcement, and sports. He also is the host of “Intersection,” a new podcast about how all the ways we identify come together.
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Trump (Again) and His White Nationalist Supporters
Republicans Fear Donald Trump Is Hardening Party's Tone on Race | The New York Times
It's not just Trump: Latinos should boycott the Republican party en masse | The Guardian
If Donald Trump Is George Wallace, Who Will Be Richard Nixon? | National Review
Donald Trump Owes His Biggest Conservative Enemies a Thank You | New Republic
How White Nationalist Groups Found Their Candidate In Donald Trump | NPR
Donald Trump and the White Nationalists | The New Yorker
I've experienced a new level of racism since Donald Trump went after Latinos | The Guardian
Does Donald Trump Represent the Ascendancy of White Nationalism on the American Right? | Slate
Yellowface in the "Best" American Poetry 2015
How a White Poet Submitting Under an Asian Name Convulsed the Poetry World | Slate
White Writer Makes "Best Poetry" With An Asian Pen Name | Buzzfeed
Yellowface in Poetry | The Rumpus
An Open Letter to Aimee Nezhukumatathil | The Rumpus
Sherman Alexie Speaks Out on The Best American Poetry 2015 | Best American Poetry Blog
When White Poets Pretend to Be Asian | The New Yorker
Judson Crews (another poet with many pseudonyms) | Wikipedia
A White Poet Borrows a Chinese Name and Sets Off Fireworks | The New York Times
What's your #WhitePenName? | The Asian American Writers' Workshop
Yo, Check This Out: Recommendations
Jamil
Asking for It: The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture--and What We Can Do about It by Kate Harding
RaquelThis Bridge Called My Back, Fourth Edition: Writings by Radical Women of Color edited by Cherríe Moraga & Gloria Anzaldúa
CodyThe Rise of Sneaker Culture at the Brooklyn Museum