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AbolitionISHTo Engage Power: Gay Humor, Slave Play, and Sylvia Wynter"Every piece of art... in order for it to actually be subversive, to actually be important, to think beyond the end the world— it has to engage power."In this absolute smorgasbord of a Season 3 Premier, resident psychoanalyst and African-American Studies doctoral student Gilberto Rosa-Duran catches up with Jon Jon for a sweetly winding, dare we say gut-wrenching, laugh-fest on power—and what it has to do with Black humor, desire, and representation. At the end of the world, what makes a comedic performance interesting? What does gay boy humor have to do with fisting? WHAT the hell...2022-03-081h 05
AbolitionISHAlien Abductions, Dark Afrofuturism — Space is the Place? Part 2Why don't Black people report being abducted by UFOs?What does Miss Saturn have to do with Miss Slavery?In this very special two-year anniversary episode, AbolitionISH producer wyLee interviews jon jon about his article on blackness and the UFO abduction phenomenon forthcoming in Qui Parle. And the team shares more about the astronomical implications (wink wink) of reckoning with astrology's history and present while Black. Become a monthly supporter of this exciting work—and help us pay our guests and producer!—at patreon.com/abolitionish.--- Send in a voice message: https...2021-11-171h 32
AbolitionISHSpace is The Place? Part 1, Astrology & Fated Blacknessjon jon welcomes AbolitionISH producer wyLee to talk about astrology, history, and what it means to look to the stars while Black. wyLee, aka feat.wyLee is a Shona multi-disciplinary artist & astrologer-in-training based in Johannesburg. They’re excited to experiment with community-based approaches to Black knowledge production & we are mad lucky to have them as the new producer of the podcast. Become a monthly supporter of our work at patreon.com/abolitionish. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice messag...2021-10-041h 35