Alejandro L. Madrid, professor of musicology and ethnomusicology, and Valzhyna Mort, associate professor of literatures in English, have been named 2022 fellows by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
But seeming to bill people living now specifically because of the offenses of others, most of them long dead, could widen racial discord. And there’s no end to where you can go with history’s crimes. (Seek reparations from the descendants of African tribal chiefs who kidnapped people and sold them to Western slave traders?)
I would guess that most white Americans do not feel guilty about what some of their ancestors may have done against Black people, much as they regret the history. To create a “reparations’’ system would embitter many of them. And beware of extreme “identity politics’’ that can grossly reduce the perceived individuality of people. Each of us have our own genomes. We’re each much more than our race, class, sexual preferences, etc. And we’re all mongrels.
Award-winning photo by Emily Whiting of West Boothbay Harbor
LISA KRISTOFF
Best In Show: “White Bowl,” - Emily Whiting, West Boothbay Harbor. Courtesy of MPS
First Place: B&W - Norma Warden of Auburn, “A Pandemic Photographer Emerges.” Courtesy of MPS
First Place: Student - Owen Gallo-Wagoner of Kennebunk, “As Above, So Below.” Courtesy of MPS
First Place: Community Celebrations - Elise Klysa of Belgrade, “Surf’s Up.” Courtesy of MPS
First Place: Color - Roger Marchand of Gorham, “Brushes.” Courtesy of MPS
Story Location:
Boothbay Harbor Maine 04538United States
Emily Whiting was quite surprised to hear her photograph, “White Bowl,” won the coveted Best In Show distinction in this year’s Maine Photography Show (MPS).
Award-winning photo by Emily Whiting of West Boothbay Harbor
LISA KRISTOFF
Best In Show: “White Bowl,” - Emily Whiting, West Boothbay Harbor. Courtesy of MPS
First Place: B&W - Norma Warden of Auburn, “A Pandemic Photographer Emerges.” Courtesy of MPS
First Place: Student - Owen Gallo-Wagoner of Kennebunk, “As Above, So Below.” Courtesy of MPS
First Place: Community Celebrations - Elise Klysa of Belgrade, “Surf’s Up.” Courtesy of MPS
First Place: Color - Roger Marchand of Gorham, “Brushes.” Courtesy of MPS
Story Location:
Boothbay Harbor Maine 04538United States
Emily Whiting was quite surprised to hear her photograph, “White Bowl,” won the coveted Best In Show distinction in this year’s Maine Photography Show (MPS).