A Dramatic Reading of Selections from Gwe, Young Man of New Guinea

Join the Aesthetic Realism Foundation for a dramatic reading of selections from Gwe, Young Man of New Guinea,  a novel against racism by Arnold Perey, PhD anthropologist, and aesthetic realism consultant.

Gwe was born in Stone Age New Guinea. Alan was born in New York City. This is their story and the story of Gwe’s people.

You’ll take a trip to the heart of papua New Guinea, to the mountains, peaceful and turbulent, where Gwe lives. You’ll experience, as close to you as your fingertips, an ancient culture, real people, and real events. the anthropology of this book is authentic. You’ll hear the explanation of the horrible racism that is in America and the world now— and what can really end it. we invite you to a new understanding of the human self as you meet Gwe, his relations, his enemies, and Alan, the anthropologist who lived with them. aesthetic realism, the philosophy founded by the great poet and educator Eli Siegel, is that understanding. it explains: There is a fight in every person between respect for the world and contempt for the world. from the desire for contempt arises the cruelty of humanity, including racism. from the desire to respect comes the seeing of people’s feelings as real, and justice, fairness, compassion.