AFRI 2005 Lecture 11: l11
22 Feb 2017
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Kente has transcended borders- eg. north american convocation attire. Black people wishing to have white features due to not seeing: toni morrison- the bluest eye. In the exam: title of books, underlined, title of essays italicized. Outsiders not able to understand the context in which the artist was making his jest. Satirical/humorous: a manner in which disempowered people are able to talk about social. Idea of speaking truth to power injustices, using indirect attack on a person without being sued for libel. The jokes have stopped being jokes due to the anger that youths are feeling about the social atmosphere of african nations. Satirical tropes: wade the bride, the grandfather, etc. Social media as a favorable tool for change. Utilization of traditional wolof oral forms as a manner of social criticism. The dislocation or detachment that occur through cultural appropriation; Global brands (such as walmart) that symbolize consumer culture. Content of butting-heads of traditional cultural attires and global consumerism.
