Dolly and Me

America loves to play The Who is really American game. The flag is regularly co opted by alleged “patriots” who are just racist and xenophobic. “Dolly and Me” is grounded in complex identity. I am a black female who lived on a reservation as a young child. Music was always playing in my household. In early life it was Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard and Conway Twitty. The first flag I remember was the flag on the hat of my grandfather’s WWII veterans hat. I knew we were American why did I have to prove it. In this performance I am playing with the performative aspects of race and nationality.

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