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A review by valetparkering
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones
5.0
I know they're mostly engaging in bad faith but a lot of the one-star reviews are criticizing the book on points that Hannah-Jones is directly addressing in the foreword. It's only looking at American history through the lens of race because that's the whole idea behind the project. What would it mean to redefine "The American Story" as one fundamentally about race? She also addresses that this kind of recontextualization is NORMAL in academia, but a large swath of people bombing this book are people that stopped learning after high school.
I really appreciated the format in particular, the blend of nonfiction journalism and history writing with poetry and short stories. I've been thinking a lot about what authors choose to write about in fiction stems from their lived experiences and how we can find better visions for reality in fiction. Since historiography is literally about constructing narrative, I don't think these things are too far removed from each other.
I really appreciated the format in particular, the blend of nonfiction journalism and history writing with poetry and short stories. I've been thinking a lot about what authors choose to write about in fiction stems from their lived experiences and how we can find better visions for reality in fiction. Since historiography is literally about constructing narrative, I don't think these things are too far removed from each other.