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This online exhibit explores the concepts of liminality, hopelessness, and creativity in the lives of New Orleanians rebuilding their homes and communities after Hurricane Katrina. This exhibit draws on primarily on anthropological theory and literature. It is generally based on my master’s dissertation, “The Generative Capacity of Liminal Conditions: Disaster Capitalism and the Subversive Potential of Creativity in Post-Katrina New Orleans”.
The topic of Katrina has been widely written about and, in many ways, the topic has been exhausted. There is even a term for the phenomenon: ‘Katrina fatigue,’ which denotes the tendency that people have to want to move on and leave the topic of the storm in the past.
However, ten years after the Katrina, the political, economic and social forces that amplified the damage of the storm are still at play. Exmaining the ways these proccesses work can help us try to prevent further damage. Reflection plays a crucial role, informing the decisions we make today and the way we try to shape the future.
Margaux Fisher is a student of anthropology at the London School of Economics and Political Science and an intern with the Museum of Southern Food and Beverage. She is passionate about exploring the question of what it means to be human. She aspires to work in a position that allows her to creatively explore the puzzles of human behavior and social interaction.