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The way the media cycle works here, the way the news works, and the way people’s attention span works, is that we only learn that people exist when t… - Edwidge Danticat
" "The way the media cycle works here, the way the news works, and the way people’s attention span works, is that we only learn that people exist when there is crisis. That’s why I think it is important to reach people through other means, like the arts and literature, because then you establish a connection that’s not an instant crisis. It’s not disaster porn, it’s a mutual gaze: I’m giving you something and you’re giving me something. That has always been a strength of Haiti: Beyond crisis, it has beautiful art; it has beautiful music. But people have not heard about those as much as they heard about the coups and so forth. I always hope that the people who read me will want to learn more about Haiti.
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About Edwidge Danticat
Edwidge Danticat (born January 19, 1969) is a Haitian-American novelist and short story writer.
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