Complicit Participation
The Liberal Audience for Theater of Racial Justice
Book • 2024
Carrie J. Preston's "Complicit Participation" delves into the complexities of allyship in antiracist theater and institutional DEI initiatives.
The book examines how white liberals engage with these efforts, often performing allyship without relinquishing privilege or demanding radical change.
Preston analyzes various plays and performances, highlighting the contradictions and complicities inherent in such participation.
She uses her own experiences as a data point, weaving personal narratives with academic analysis to provide a nuanced understanding of complicit participation.
The book ultimately aims to reveal the path towards full and radical participation in antiracist efforts.
The book examines how white liberals engage with these efforts, often performing allyship without relinquishing privilege or demanding radical change.
Preston analyzes various plays and performances, highlighting the contradictions and complicities inherent in such participation.
She uses her own experiences as a data point, weaving personal narratives with academic analysis to provide a nuanced understanding of complicit participation.
The book ultimately aims to reveal the path towards full and radical participation in antiracist efforts.
