Mismatched Texts

Episode 17 - Henderson the Rain King & The Blind Side/Dangerous Minds


Listen Later

Wherein Andy and Justice continue the discussion of white savior narratives, this time looking at Saul Bellow's 1958 novel Henderson the Rain King, 1995's Dangerous Minds, and 2009's The Blind Side. From Henderson's trip to Africa to Leigh Anne Tuohy's trip to Hurt Village to Louanne Johnson's time in an inner-city classroom, why do we keep seeing white people assume authority over black and brown cultures? Mr. Tambourine Man? Come on...

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Mismatched TextsBy Justice Hagan & Andrew Hoffmann