DLMBl works like an anti-environment, it disrupts normal reading habits so you notice how meaning is built instead of just consuming it. it forces awareness of form. #hwa6 #finaltweetthread
March 30, 2026 at 3:36 AM
DLMBl works like an anti-environment, it disrupts normal reading habits so you notice how meaning is built instead of just consuming it. it forces awareness of form. #hwa6 #finaltweetthread
August 6, 2026 at 2:54 AM
#hwa6 #finaltweetthread Sylvia Wynter believes that us existing as human isn’t a fact but a constructed genre. Throughout social conditions we’re taught there’s one genre of human that’s overly presented and others that are underrepresented
August 6, 2026 at 2:12 PM
#hwa6 #finaltweetthread Sylvia Wynter believes that us existing as human isn’t a fact but a constructed genre. Throughout social conditions we’re taught there’s one genre of human that’s overly presented and others that are underrepresented
our emotions around one another and makes us feel lonely. #hwa6 #finaltweetthread
March 30, 2026 at 2:59 AM
our emotions around one another and makes us feel lonely. #hwa6 #finaltweetthread
DLMBL is an anti environment because of the ways that it switches perspectives from page to page. these changes put the reader in an uncomfortable situation because it brings you into the story without permission. you don't know if you're truly being addressed or not- #hwa6 #finaltweetthread
March 29, 2026 at 11:10 PM
DLMBL is an anti environment because of the ways that it switches perspectives from page to page. these changes put the reader in an uncomfortable situation because it brings you into the story without permission. you don't know if you're truly being addressed or not- #hwa6 #finaltweetthread
which can be confusing for readers. this is also not structuted like a typical book, where you're looking for a plot or something to solve. you're just being dragged through the storyline, not knowing whats to come next. the random images, large paragraphs, small paragrahs- #hwa6 #finaltweetthread
March 29, 2026 at 11:12 PM
which can be confusing for readers. this is also not structuted like a typical book, where you're looking for a plot or something to solve. you're just being dragged through the storyline, not knowing whats to come next. the random images, large paragraphs, small paragrahs- #hwa6 #finaltweetthread
"You" cannot control your own mind, and "you" are controlled by the system as if your thoughts are not truly your own.
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March 27, 2026 at 2:18 PM
"You" cannot control your own mind, and "you" are controlled by the system as if your thoughts are not truly your own.
#hwa6 #finaltweetthread
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DLMBl works as an anti environment because it removes structure and clarity leaving the reader disoriented and unsure of what to expect #hwa6 #finaltweetthread
March 29, 2026 at 10:54 PM
DLMBl works as an anti environment because it removes structure and clarity leaving the reader disoriented and unsure of what to expect #hwa6 #finaltweetthread
#hwa6 #finaltweetthread it’ll be hard to give this book an genre due to the way it’s formatted, and I think that’s the main form of its anti-environment.
August 6, 2026 at 2:01 PM
#hwa6 #finaltweetthread it’ll be hard to give this book an genre due to the way it’s formatted, and I think that’s the main form of its anti-environment.
#hwa6 #finaltweetthread our understanding of the human excludes the non-white, colonized, and marginalized peoples. She believes that we have the ability to create multiple genres of what it’s like to be “human”.
August 6, 2026 at 2:14 PM
#hwa6 #finaltweetthread our understanding of the human excludes the non-white, colonized, and marginalized peoples. She believes that we have the ability to create multiple genres of what it’s like to be “human”.
Therefore, the "you" that speaks in Rankine's DLMBL is not impersonal, it is a direct reflection of the idea that "you" is shaped by these environments. #hwa6 #finaltweetthread
March 25, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Therefore, the "you" that speaks in Rankine's DLMBL is not impersonal, it is a direct reflection of the idea that "you" is shaped by these environments. #hwa6 #finaltweetthread
sylvia wynter believed that the modern idea of human excludes others . the genre of man , genuinely just man too because even toothpaste is made specifically for men #hwa6 #finaltweetthread
March 29, 2026 at 2:53 AM
sylvia wynter believed that the modern idea of human excludes others . the genre of man , genuinely just man too because even toothpaste is made specifically for men #hwa6 #finaltweetthread
#hwa4 #finaltweetthread Sylvia Wynter idea of the genre of the human focuses on framing those by solidifying populations based on who they truly are. This results in excluding one from one another.
March 30, 2026 at 2:38 AM
#hwa4 #finaltweetthread Sylvia Wynter idea of the genre of the human focuses on framing those by solidifying populations based on who they truly are. This results in excluding one from one another.
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there is a no definitive way of labeling/categorizing one as human, as "sense of self is rigged". thus, any definition that that has categorization is not only incoherent, but also unstable.
there is a no definitive way of labeling/categorizing one as human, as "sense of self is rigged". thus, any definition that that has categorization is not only incoherent, but also unstable.
March 29, 2026 at 2:47 PM
#finaltweetthread#hwa6
there is a no definitive way of labeling/categorizing one as human, as "sense of self is rigged". thus, any definition that that has categorization is not only incoherent, but also unstable.
there is a no definitive way of labeling/categorizing one as human, as "sense of self is rigged". thus, any definition that that has categorization is not only incoherent, but also unstable.
#hwa6 #finaltweetthread the second person is the “I”, or the who we are. When reading DLMBL, the author uses “I” to make sure we can fully emerge ourselves into the conversations, breaking the invisible barriers between reader and author
August 6, 2026 at 2:07 PM
#hwa6 #finaltweetthread the second person is the “I”, or the who we are. When reading DLMBL, the author uses “I” to make sure we can fully emerge ourselves into the conversations, breaking the invisible barriers between reader and author
#hwa6 #finaltweetthread by foregrounding the real experience of someone society has placed inferior to the genre's ideal, by disrupting, not resolving, disorienting, rankine decenters this narrow and colonial power, and the systems that emanate from it (including healthcare, justice, media, etc)
August 5, 2026 at 9:54 PM
#hwa6 #finaltweetthread by foregrounding the real experience of someone society has placed inferior to the genre's ideal, by disrupting, not resolving, disorienting, rankine decenters this narrow and colonial power, and the systems that emanate from it (including healthcare, justice, media, etc)
Sylvia Wynter argued that the dominant idea of man isn't natural but man-made. That made me think about who gets included in stories and who gets left out. It's all about/up to who's in control at the end of the day. #hwa6 #finaltweetthread
August 6, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Sylvia Wynter argued that the dominant idea of man isn't natural but man-made. That made me think about who gets included in stories and who gets left out. It's all about/up to who's in control at the end of the day. #hwa6 #finaltweetthread
6. Sylvia Wynter essentially challenges the understanding of what constitutes human experience. She has a strong focus on intersectionality in an effort to provide a well-rounded perspective that enables us to better understand + question the definition and its development #hwa6 #finaltweetthread
August 6, 2026 at 6:51 AM
6. Sylvia Wynter essentially challenges the understanding of what constitutes human experience. She has a strong focus on intersectionality in an effort to provide a well-rounded perspective that enables us to better understand + question the definition and its development #hwa6 #finaltweetthread
#hwa6 #finaltweetthread even its relationship between images and form is complicated, but digestible. The images are meant to visualize the author’s thoughts, in which are related to the form of DLMBL. The boy being interviewed on tv is a perfect example of the visual
August 6, 2026 at 2:04 PM
#hwa6 #finaltweetthread even its relationship between images and form is complicated, but digestible. The images are meant to visualize the author’s thoughts, in which are related to the form of DLMBL. The boy being interviewed on tv is a perfect example of the visual
To be labeled incoherent by systems that caused the incoherence//To be labeled a sinner by a God that invented sin, only capable of being redeemed by the one who labels you worthless. This is an externalization of worth. #hwa6 #finaltweetthread
March 25, 2026 at 1:44 AM
To be labeled incoherent by systems that caused the incoherence//To be labeled a sinner by a God that invented sin, only capable of being redeemed by the one who labels you worthless. This is an externalization of worth. #hwa6 #finaltweetthread
Some have the privilege of fitting into the category. Others, do not. DLMBL exists as something labeled incoherent directly to address the systems and people who created the label (or the reason for the incoherence) in the first place. #hwa6 #finaltweetthread
March 25, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Some have the privilege of fitting into the category. Others, do not. DLMBL exists as something labeled incoherent directly to address the systems and people who created the label (or the reason for the incoherence) in the first place. #hwa6 #finaltweetthread
#hwa6#finaltweetthread The genre of the human reminds me of the week we spent on reality, and how it is all a construct. The media itself is a construct w/ surveillance, public grief, diagnosis, and other unnatural elements caused by mankind.
March 30, 2026 at 1:59 AM
#hwa6#finaltweetthread The genre of the human reminds me of the week we spent on reality, and how it is all a construct. The media itself is a construct w/ surveillance, public grief, diagnosis, and other unnatural elements caused by mankind.
#hwa6 #finaltweetthread Wynter's "genre of the human" is very relevant to the construction of both environment and anti-environment in DLMBL. the tension, the tug on the reader- this is a tactile piece of media that subverts the "rules" of what the "highest" human is- rational, white, western, male.
August 5, 2026 at 9:52 PM
#hwa6 #finaltweetthread Wynter's "genre of the human" is very relevant to the construction of both environment and anti-environment in DLMBL. the tension, the tug on the reader- this is a tactile piece of media that subverts the "rules" of what the "highest" human is- rational, white, western, male.