ABSTRACT

This study draws on the experiences of eleven individuals working for six organisations in Northern California to identify ways White supremacist ideals operate in performance-related programmes in correctional facilities. The inquiry examines the experience of teaching artist/facilitators (TAFs) of colour; White TAF’s (in)ability to reflect on the impact of their racial identity in the classroom/workshop; and the racism inherent in institutional prohibitions against ‘familiarity’ between workshop facilitators and participants. The essay concludes with recommendations for how artists and arts organisations can better engage in anti-racist practices with an eye towards eradicating racism at the personal, organisational, and institutional levels.

摘要

本研究借鉴了在北加州六个组织工作的 11 个人的经验，以确定白人至上主义理想在惩教设施中与绩效相关的项目中运作的方式。该调查考察了教授有色人种艺术家/协调员 (TAF) 的经验；白人 TAF 的（无）能力反思他们的种族身份在课堂/工作坊中的影响；以及制度禁止研讨会主持人和参与者之间“熟悉”所固有的种族主义。这篇文章最后就艺术家和艺术组织如何更好地参与反种族主义实践提出了建议，以期在个人、组织和机构层面消除种族主义。