Abstract

Loss and Found is an autoethnographic, performative text which contextualizes Black mother/daughter relationships from a collective, cultural perspective informed by race, gender and class in the midst of life altering grief. The work is written in two reflexive voices that reflect the experiences of a bi-polar daughter and worried mother on a journey through what it means to deal with mental illness, homelessness and suicide surrounded by the silence of familial and societal apathy. Created as a performance-based workshop, Loss and Found encourages audience members to share their own stories of loss as a way to emphasize our human interconnectivity and the importance of working together toward healing.

摘要

Loss and Found 是一部自我民族志、表演性的文本，它从种族、性别和阶级的集体文化角度将黑人母女关系置于背景之中，在改变悲痛的生活中。这部作品以两种反思性的声音写成，反映了一个双极女儿和忧心忡忡的母亲在家庭和社会冷漠的沉默所包围的精神疾病、无家可归和自杀的旅程中的经历。Loss and Found 作为一个以表演为基础的研讨会而创建，鼓励观众分享他们自己的失落故事，以此来强调我们人类的相互联系以及共同努力治愈的重要性。