Please note before reading that this short treatise does not discuss the gerrymandering purposes of the War on “Drugs” which enabled the government, predominantly the Republican party, steal representation from poor urban communities (predominantly people of color) and give it to rural white communities. That’s another paper. The “War on Drugs” has all along been… Read More
Evolution and the Necessity for Friction
Us: A World & Trace Taylor Production
Is this ethnography? The making of this film was extremely difficult. It takes the viewer from horror to the possibility of joy. I suffered a tremendous emotional downturn for the first four months working on those first three acts. While the two final sections pulled me back towards the living, it took another eight months… Read More
The Traits of a Pedagogy of Access
Connections substantiated by evidence exist between profit, access, skin color, and socioeconomic status. Substantiated too by qualitative and quantitative data both historical and current, are the relationships between education and access, access and political voice, and political voice and social justice. For much of modern human history, the application of education as a means of… Read More
A Perspective Identity
I came from “dirty” “mixed-blood.” I’ve been hungry most of my life. All I ever knew was hard. But before, there was Cara. It was all I could do to wait for the lunch bell. She lingered across the field, by the wild honeysuckle that hung from the live oak tree. She came from Georgia.… Read More
The War on Drugs, A Government Sponsored Racist Initiative
© by Trace Taylor (2015) Header Image provided by Shutterstock The “War on Drugs” is a racist initiative. Statistics and informant-provided information support this conclusion. The examination of both qualitative and quantitative evidence is examined, and with substantive evidentiary weight, supports the argument that the war on drugs is an active government funded war on… Read More
The Use of Myth in the Systematic Stratification of a Nation
If we are to understand how language plays a role in the stratification of the American human group, it is imperative that we look at several other aspects of American society and most especially that which relates to education. Read More
Homeless in St. Pete & Tampa, June 2018
This film was shot over the course of Summer 2018. We had some challenges working in the field and finding people in the industry who would talk to us about the issue. The last week of shooting, we were referred to the officer and deputy who work directly with homeless individuals from all circumstances. Their… Read More
Geography of Self
Geography of Self ©by Trace Taylor (2015) I came from dirty mixed blood. I’ve been hungry my whole life. All I ever knew was hard. Then I met Cara… I waited at noon for the lunch bell. She’d come from across the field where I waited by the wild honeysuckle that hung from a cypress… Read More
Theory and Practice of an Access Pedagogy
© Trace Taylor (2018) In order to shift power from Oppressors to the Oppressed, a pedagogy “must question the status quo in the name of social justice” (Freire 1970). Such a pedagogy would need to be a situated pedagogy open to (the) diversity that provides “…a rich lexicon of practice and dialogue” (Freire 1970), adaptable… Read More
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