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Café Group Discussion: Avtar Brah
We discussed the article “Cartographies of Diaspora” by Avtar Brah. First, we talked about what it can be like to be an immigrant and Allie brought up the topic of how immigration is related to the history of the U.S. … Continue reading
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A Cultural Movement – Molo, MUF10, Fenar Ahmad, Ali Sufi (10)
“Bølgen” by MOLO ”Molo It’s the wave: You can follow it or you will drown” – from Bølgen by Molotov Movement (Gilli, Benny Jams, and MellemFingaMuzik) Fashion style of Muf10 A fusion of scandinavian minimalism, high fashion, and hip hop … Continue reading
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Lyrics/Videos Reflecting Global/Local Positionality (9)
Music video for “Bomaye” by Sleiman ft. Livid and MellemFingaMuzik This video could be useful in describing the global flows of culture. The music is by Danish rappers, but the video is set in a completely different country yet it … Continue reading
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Lyrics Reflecting Criminalized Positionality of the Black Male (8)
“Udenfor” by MOLO Stepz: Mørket kryber, bror, det’ koldt udenfor Presser ud til grænsen – holdt udenfor Stabler, men glemmer ikk’ folk sulter Derfor, de slanger bli’r holdt udenfor Gilli: Mørket kryber, bror – det’ koldt udenfor Folk er sultne, de … Continue reading
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Lyrics reflecting Creolization through Counter-Narrative + interviews (7)
D.A.U.D.A – Sivas (feat. Gilli) The first one. Use in intro –> interview on dr2 with Gilli and Sivas about language –> how video came about with Fenar Ahmad’s movie Music Video for “Vi En” by A’typisk In the … Continue reading
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“Culture, Resistance, and Struggle” by Stuart Hall
You cannot reduce all societal struggles to class struggle as traditional Marxists tend to do. It is impossible to understand racial oppression or gender inequality strictly through an analysis of class struggle. Cultural and social resistance movements combats issues that … Continue reading
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Underverden/Darkland 2017 (6)
Initial reflections after the first viewing of the film Underverden is a movie about a doctor whose brother dies because of his involvement with criminal activities and gang affiliations. It portrays the difference in treatment of cases relating to Muslim … Continue reading
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Sources on the Globalization of Hip Hop (5)
Aidi, Hisham. “Hip Hop Diplomacy: U.S. Cultural Diplomacy Enters a New Era.” The Atlantic, 16 April 2014. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2014-04-16/hip-hop-diplomacy This article takes a more politico-economic perspective on the global dominance of American hip hop. Baker, Geoff. “”La Habana Que No Conoces”: Cuban Rap and … Continue reading
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Useful Interviews with Artists (4)
DR2: Ækte Vare – interview with producer Fenar Ahmad and main actor Gilli In this interview they discuss their use of slang and how it represents a fairly new multi-ethnic youth culture. This particular language is showing acceptance amongst immigrants … Continue reading
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Some Videos for Analysis of Portrayal of Movement (3)
Sivas – D.A.U.D.A This music video is classic. It is the first video in this genre that I remember hit the mainstream. It is independently produced and scenes like this had never been seen before in Danish music videos before. … Continue reading
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