Edward F Fischer

The Seduction of Hegemony

The farmers who grow Cloudforest Coffee are indigenous Mayans who live in the highland areas of Chiapas, Mexico. They live in a dense high-elevation forest sustained by the moisture of constant clouds. From their fields, they can see the mountain they call "Mut Vitz," and that is the name of their coffee collective.

Backstrap weaving is an ancient and highly-skilled technology that is passed on from mother to daughter. Every inch of fabric takes approximately one hour to hand weave! Maya Traditions is a weavers' cooperative creating hope and economic opportunity for three hundred indigenous women in the Sololá region of Guatemala. This bag is the ideal way to carry your groceries or belongings. The bag zips to open and close; it also has an inner pouch with a zipper for your wallet. Black bag with your choice of colored stripes. (19" x 16")

                Saturn ad

        -Native American:
                Keep America Beautiful: Crying Indian
                American Indian College Fund
        -Dr. Pepper's "Be You" campaign (2003)
               Tribute to Jam Master Jay
        -Coke's "Real" campaign (2003)
               Common
        -Sprite's "Voices of the Street" campaign (2001)
                Crystal
        -Nike's streetball ads (2002-2003)
                Streetball
                Freestyle
                Rucker Park, Harlem, 1975

        -Frantz Fannon: the oppressed must identify an oppressive archetype in order to
            overcome historical oppression

4. Race and Wealth Inequalities in the Late 20th and Early 21st Centuries
        -Income
        -Wealth
        -Fictive capital