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Shannon Long wrote a new blog post Afrofuturism in Music in the group American Studies: 5 years, 6 months ago
As we discussed in class, Afrofuturism in music is an interesting avenue to explore, with artists like Erykah Badu or Janelle Monae. After some searching, I found an episode of This American Life that discusses A […]
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Shannon Long commented on the post, On Tolson’s “Libretto for the Republic of Liberia”, on the groupblog (Im)Possibilities 5 years, 7 months ago
Tolson’s lines that depicted a more modern Africa reminded me of our class discussion on the first day about the picture of the city street in Wakanda. Tradition was certainly present, but so was innovation, as it […]
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Shannon Long commented on the post, response week 3, on the groupblog (Im)Possibilities 5 years, 7 months ago
I had the same question while reading this. Upon investigating, I found a lot of different answers for this, but I read a couple analyses where critics asserted that he chose this form because of “Libretto’s” […]
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Shannon Long edited the blog post Music and Afrofuturism in the group American Studies: 5 years, 7 months ago
A part of this class that has really interested me is music’s role in Afrofuturism. Before this class, all of my knowledge about Afrofuturism centered around Black Panther. The assertion that Dirty Computer by J […]
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Shannon Long wrote a new blog post Tolson’s recognition of history and the future in the group American Studies: 5 years, 7 months ago
Although it is hard to understand at times, The Libretto for the Republic of Liberia is a condemnation of Western colonialism and imperialism and a celebration of Libera as an African nation. The first stanza […]
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Shannon Long edited the blog post Hegel as a “villain” in the group American Studies: 5 years, 7 months ago
When presented with the Hegel reading, we were cautioned that Hegel would serve as the “villain” in our talks about Afrofuturism. After having read the excerpt, it is clear that Hegel is the “villain” due to his […]
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Shannon Long joined the group American Studies 5 years, 7 months ago
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Shannon Long became a registered member 5 years, 7 months ago