Twerk: the politics of b__ty dancing (This is Africa)

This Is Africa subscription - bi weekly news, tracks and exclusive dj mixes View this email in your browser Greetings friends and fellow travellers, The personal is political, that we know, so it probably won't surprise you to learn that there's more to booty-dancing in its various forms than, well, dance. There's a long tradition of different groups trying to claim and degrade black women's bodies - whatever they do with them, however they move, whatever they wear - and we hope you find food for thought in our examination of the politics of booty-dancing, and enjoy our selection of booty-dances from across the African diaspora. Peace. Siji Jabbar (Editor) "UN-AFRICAN"?: THE ROOTS OF THE CRIMINALISATION OF HOMOSEXUALITY MOROCCO'S IDENTITY CRISIS: AFRICAN JEWS AND THE POLITICS OF RELIGIOUS PLURALISM MUSIC AND POLITICS: ROMANTICIZING OUR LEADERS' FAULTS THE PROBLEM WITH OUR DISCOMFORT WITH SAFE-SEX CAMPAIGNS MUSIC » OPINION » NEW RELEASES » DOWNLOADS » OY - "Kokokyinaka": genre-bending, African-inflected Electronica inspired by tradional African proverbs. Complete album stream + new video Hip-swinging, soukous-fuelled Congolese hip-hop by Didjak Munya. Full album stream + 2 free tracks Ethiopian Dubstep by Endeguena Mulu (remember that name). "Conscious music that you can move to." Thisisafrica.me Facebook Google Plus Follow on Twitter Download app Copyright © 2013 This Is Africa, all rights reserved. You receive this e-mail because you signed up to the This Is Africa newsletter at our website www.thisisafrica.me or by downloading a TIA mixtape. If you wish to stop your subscription, use the unsubscribe link at the bottom of this mail. TIA contact address: This Is Africa Nieuwmarkt 7 Amsterdam, NH 1011 JP Netherlands Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences S