Making Peace with "Twoness" (ft. Jeremy Benson) | Ep. 122

Double-consciousness is a concept in social philosophy referring, originally, to a source of inward “twoness” putatively experienced by African-Americans because of their racialized oppression and disvaluation in a white-dominated society. The concept is often associated with William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, who introduced the term into social and political thought, famously, in his groundbreaking The Souls of Black Folk (1903). On this segment of "Well Read.", we're joined by Jeremy Benson--a multidisciplinary designer from Tennessee who's currently living and working in Boston. His past and current experiences include, but aren't limited to:  GEO Design House Snarkitecture Harvard GSD UPenn Subscribe to our Newsletter Follow Us on Instagram