Alternative Talk

In this week's episode, we'll be discussing how media content influences how women are viewed and interacted with when it comes to finding love

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Resources: 

Ego Ella May’s Sumptuous R&B Explores the Internal and External Worlds :https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/ego-ella-may-honey-for-wounds-interview

Ego Ella May muses that ‘Girls Don’t Always Sing About Boys’, Track of the Week: https://thebluesproject.co/2019/11/ego-ella-may-girls-dont-always-sing-about-boys/

Penelope Eckert. “The Individual in the Semiotic Landscape.” Glossa (London) 4.1 (2019): n. pag. Web.

Language, Society, and Power an Introduction: Annabelle Mooney and Betsy Evans

Background Song: "all's Well" prod. by alanfor  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1Yq2F78JzE

Hello Everyone!

In this week's episode, we are discussing the role of dance in black culture. We connect different styles of dance to predated African customs and are intertwined in the identity of black people. We also discuss how our shared connection--through our common ancestry--can lead to healing and community building. 

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Background Song: 

Sweater Weather by Versus Beats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b7GPFtKwZU&list=PLmM1GzVfft7hwqUX7PGkqwvGsR1vgkr89&index=248

Resources:

Stanley Niaah, Sonjah. DanceHall: From Slave Ship to Ghetto. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press, 2010. Print.

Hanna, Judith. “Dancing to Resist, Reduce, and Escape Stress.” The Oxford Handbook of Dance and Wellbeing. 1st ed. Oxford University Press, 2017. Web.

Plaza, Dwaine, and Frances Henry. Carnival Is Woman Feminism and Performance in Caribbean Mas . Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2020. Print.

Johnson, Imani. “BLACK CULTURE WITHOUT BLACK PEOPLE: HIP-HOP DANCE BEYOND APPROPRIATION DISCOURSE.” Are You Entertained? Duke University Press, 2020. 191–. Web.

Hello everyone,

This weeks episode we address the deportation of Jamaican immigrants and the UK's history of mistreatment to its Jamaican immigrants. 

Next we jump into discussing the language we use to plan our goals through conversational implicature, and the negative connotations it may have. All through the amazing song 'ANOTHER THING' by Kuzich.

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Background Song: cashmere by Pink on youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHBo1m_iKdY&list=PLmM1GzVfft7hwqUX7PGkqwvGsR1vgkr89&index=220)

Resources:

The Caribbean Immigrants Who Transformed Britain: https://newrepublic.com/article/149293/caribbean-immigrants-transformed-britain-windrush-generation

 Sternbergh, Bill., and Sloan R. Weitzel. Setting Your Development Goals Start with Your Values . 1st edition. Greensboro, N.C: Center for Creative Leadership, 2001. Print.

Meet the Maker interview with Kuzich: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8UjdlRXRaU&t=35s

Hello Everyone,

This weeks episode we discuss reggae's history and influence on the island of Jamaica.  We then look at the subject matter of reggae music, analyze  it in terms of explicit and implicit language and its effectiveness with delivering meaningful messages.

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Background Song : ABC rocksteady by: Gladstone Anderson, Lynn Taitt & The Jets

Resources:
Salewicz, Chris., and Adrian. Boot. Reggae Explosion : the Story of Jamaican Music . New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2001. Print.

Reggae/Dancehall: Jamaica’s Contemporary Mythology : By Gladstone Taylor 
https://www.dancehallmag.com/2020/11/10/features/reggae-dancehall-jamaicas-contemporary-mythology-an-essay.html