RE: TO WHITE ACADEMIA. TIFFANY WEBSTER, SON GRADUATE
In response to reading of the ‘White Academia’ interview, I approached this reading with no prior knowledge or information to what this interview would be about as I had not read the title, nor did I know who was being interviewed as it is anonymous. As such, I began reading. The questions were direct and to the point. Some might say cut throat. Automatically rendering the interviewee in an exposed and vulnerable position. The first thing I had noticed upon reading the first sections is, I would find myself attempting to decipher and figure out who the person 32 // PEEKABOO WE SEE YOU: WHITENESS
was more than analysing the actual content and their answers. I noticed I would listen to the language and choice of words, examining if they spoke like someone I knew. Here, upon reflection, I realise that if I had recognised this individual, it would automatically affect how I received this piece of writing and interpreted this interview, as my own bias would also come to light. I could sense their discomfort, and that they couldn’t escape the awkwardness that these questions were forcing them to respond so openly to. These were questions that they perhaps had never paused to think about nor
