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How does one even begin to describe the ouroboros of being a black classicist in america who grew up in the american public school system and is still a classicist in graduate school?
I guess first you have to establish the overarching ideological power that the American school system has as one of the primary power structures in this society, and one so intrinsically tied with indoctrination/legacy and identity.
And then also growing up hearing that specifically the group of people you look like and maybe count yourself a part of (mixed race identity in the 90s was wild yo) are destined to go from school to prison, and there’s even a catchy name for it.
