Global Flows-Mixtape 2: Sonic Archive as Resistance reclaimed histories, diasporas and the coloniality of power
The mixtapes that have been created for this project are sonic and digital curations that position me (the researcher) as listener, and by extension the audience as analytical listener to understand the decolonization of migration studies taking place through the medium of hip hop cultural productions.
This mix begins with hope and struggle, the struggle of understanding the social conditions of existence and how our lives are complicit in the violence experienced by "others", but it is grounded in hope. The hope that with one word, one thought, one verse we could break down the barriers that separate people from one another and from our relationship to our physical world, healing is an essential part of the process of decolonization. The information being communicated through this mix is a complex web of signifying, coding, reclaiming histories, and remembering those who came before. This mix questions the very logic and politics of coloniality, but comes from a space of immense love, a love of self, community and the earth. This mix builds on the concepts found in Andrea Smith's "Heteropatriarchy and the Three Pillars of White Supremacy.", focusing on how we must dismantle these interconnected logics, as oppressed/(dis)placed persons we must critically recognize our position and privilege experienced. As Cambio expresses in the middle of the mix, "eastside, Palenstine, worldwide, diatribe, gave the word we idling no more put that shit in drive,". It is a globalized call to action for all those oppressed by the coloniality of knowledge and power. A brief history of hip hop and migrancy can be read here. The mix ends with two assertions, the first coming from Rebel Diaz, "Motivate, move! whats your motivation?", and the next by Joshua, "the language of love is our native tongue," so as you listen and engage with these archives think through what motivates you towards action and how do we ground that movement in love?
This mix begins with hope and struggle, the struggle of understanding the social conditions of existence and how our lives are complicit in the violence experienced by "others", but it is grounded in hope. The hope that with one word, one thought, one verse we could break down the barriers that separate people from one another and from our relationship to our physical world, healing is an essential part of the process of decolonization. The information being communicated through this mix is a complex web of signifying, coding, reclaiming histories, and remembering those who came before. This mix questions the very logic and politics of coloniality, but comes from a space of immense love, a love of self, community and the earth. This mix builds on the concepts found in Andrea Smith's "Heteropatriarchy and the Three Pillars of White Supremacy.", focusing on how we must dismantle these interconnected logics, as oppressed/(dis)placed persons we must critically recognize our position and privilege experienced. As Cambio expresses in the middle of the mix, "eastside, Palenstine, worldwide, diatribe, gave the word we idling no more put that shit in drive,". It is a globalized call to action for all those oppressed by the coloniality of knowledge and power. A brief history of hip hop and migrancy can be read here. The mix ends with two assertions, the first coming from Rebel Diaz, "Motivate, move! whats your motivation?", and the next by Joshua, "the language of love is our native tongue," so as you listen and engage with these archives think through what motivates you towards action and how do we ground that movement in love?
Discussion of "Global Flows-Mixtape 2: Sonic Archive as Resistance reclaimed histories, diasporas and the coloniality of power"
Add your voice to this discussion.
Checking your signed in status ...