AMP Blog: blank slate

Call for Session Proposals: (NO) Blank Slates: A DET X NOLA Cultural Exchange

We find it problematic when the term "Blank Slates" or "Blank Canvas" or "Clean Slate" comes into popular use in describing Detroit or New Orleans' present states post-disaster. Neither city is truly a "Blank Slate" – indeed there are layers upon layers of rich culture and history still present. And most importantly, there are people there.