In one anecdote, the New York Times bestselling author and social commentator mentioned to students that when it comes to social justice, people often think they can only deal with one problem at a time. Through the hour-long conversation, led by Greta Kenney, associate director of diversity and inclusion, Gay touched on current social justice issues, the nuances of privilege, the importance of teaching about mental and sexual health, and the difficult process of writing her recent memoir, “Hunger.” That’s what Roxane Gay told an electric audience of 500 students, faculty, and staff on Thursday, March 22 in the Hogan Ballroom. This is a willful act, to both see somebody and pretend that they’re invisible. “Oftentimes when you’re marginalized, you’re highly visible and also highly invisible people look right through you but they also see you.
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