This essay urges the field of applied theatre to extend its critical focus to examine how whiteness differentially shapes our institutional homes, scholarship, and creative practice. Drawing from Sara Ahmed's (2012) notion of 'institutional life', the essay takes readers into my academic home at the University of Missouri, a predominantly white…

Most recently, leaders of predominantly White institutions, who are mostly White and male, have been called upon to address the racial violations that have plagued college campuses as well as their surrounding and outer communities. However, these particular leaders have been charged with mishandling racism. Drawing on 2015, which was deemed…

In 2019 the University of Missouri Athletics (Mizzou Athletics) tweeted an image of student athletes as part of their "I am" campaign. While the two white student athletes are defined with captions stating the certainty of their future careers, the Black students are defined by their racial identity and current values. The Mizzou tweet…