Virtual Tunnel of Oppression

Spring/Fall 2021 - Pandemic Perspectives

This tour is designed to challenge people’s thoughts, perceptions, and feelings on issues dealing with oppression through the lens of the global pandemic.

You will be engaging in 6 pandemic perspective stations through a self-guided tour in a 360 degree map of the Intercultural Affairs Gallery. Press the play button in the bottom left for a guided tour, the up arrow for a walking tour, or move freely in the 360 degree space. (Want a full virtual reality experience? Choose the VR option in the bottom right of the tour map and watch through VR goggles with your phone!)

These stations will provide you with experiences and information about oppression and discrimination from the perspectives of Global Impact, Loss, Sacrifice, Division, Stigma, and Despair. A final 7th station, Room of Hope, will provide links to resources. As you virtually approach and hover over each perspective’s station, you will see information tags.

The experience is not intended to offend or bring about tension, but to encourage individuals to be aware of the harsh reality of hateful words, images, and stereotypes and their effects on our society. If at any time the experience becomes too intense for you, please click on the Gold Room of Hope tag in any station and you will be linked directly with the Room of Hope.

Before you go into the tunnel, by clicking the registration to your right, we would like to acknowledge the indigenous land on which we work, that was stolen from the Cherokee people because of white colonization, and all indigenous land stolen everywhere. We celebrate their enduring culture and say thank you for allowing us the privilege to work on this land.

The Tunnel of Oppression can be triggering. Please take care of yourself and utilize resources available to you both on and/or off-campus that can support you.

WCU CAPS (Counseling and Psychological Services): Main Phone 828-227-7469 (after hours and weekends call and follow the prompts)

Additional Crisis Support Resources:

 Critical Mental Health Resources for College Students

 

Acknowledgements

Tunnel Directors

Perspective Directors and Advisors

Creative Producers

Perspective Creators and Actors

Campus Partners

Community Partners