Abstract
This contribution explores two Instagram accounts—@BlackAtTrin and @TrinSurvivors— published during the summer of 2020 which, in the context of nation-wide protests against the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, became important forums for documenting, publicizing, and archiving the lived student experiences of systemic racism and sexual violence at Trinity College. Using Eli Meyerhoff’s book Beyond Education as a framework, this essay examines how students and alumni “snapped” at the college, making demands in ways that attempted to grapple with the impasse of decades of systemic racism and misogyny at Trinity, and society at large. These efforts to confront the impasse stand in contrast to the various institutionalized efforts—such as creating taskforces and changing campus policies—which remain firmly committed to a romantic vision of a Trinity liberal arts education.
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DOI
10.24968/2473-912X.4.1.4
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Kamola, Isaac
(2025)
"When Students Snap: Thoughts About Radical Study Within the Impasse of Trinity College,"
#CritEdPol: Journal of Critical Education Policy Studies at Swarthmore College: Vol. 4
:
Iss.
1
, Article 4: 42-57.
DOI: 10.24968/2473-912X.4.1.4
Available at:
https://works.swarthmore.edu/critedpol/vol4/iss1/4