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August 08, 2003

So That's What Happened

It was during the spring of 1991 that I first saw the work of Adrian Piper. It was back in the days when Quarterdeck was a still a player in the PC software world. The offices of Quarterdeck were on Main Street in Santa Monica, CA. As I was walking by browsing antique stores, the new building caught my attention. Little did I know there was a museum there as well. On that particular day, Adrian Piper's work dominated the space. For a long time since, her anti-racist sensibility has dominated my mind.

Piper, among other things, is probably the most devastatingly concise investigator of the ethical dimensions on racial identity the world has ever known. If I had but one guide on such matters, she would be the one. She is probably one of the most capable African American philosophers since duBois, but she is virtually unknown. This self-portrait may explain.

Posted by mbowen at August 8, 2003 04:38 AM

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Posted by: delilah at August 8, 2003 06:25 AM