Let's Talk about "This is America"

This week we talk about Childish Gambino's Music Video "This is America". If you haven't yet watched it you can find it here: https://youtu.be/VYOjWnS4cMY This week we talk about the Religious symbolism in the video. We talk about (very little as...

An episode of the The Patron Saints of Pop-Culture podcast, hosted by Patron Saints of Pop Culture, titled "Let's Talk about "This is America"" was published on May 13, 2018 and runs 44 minutes.

May 13, 2018 ·44m · The Patron Saints of Pop-Culture

Summary

This week we talk about Childish Gambino's Music Video "This is America". If you haven't yet watched it you can find it here: https://youtu.be/VYOjWnS4cMYThis week we talk about the Religious symbolism in the video. We talk about (very little as time was running out) the African American conversation with Religion in the USA. We talk about the Minstrel Shows. We talk about the history of Music. Here are some of the sources we talked about in the show and we will have a list of other sources we couldn't get to but want to thank.African Americans and Religionhttp://religion.oxfordre.com/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780199340378.001.0001/acrefore-9780199340378-e-64Stuff You should know: Cakewalkhttps://www.stuffyoushouldknow.com/blogs/cake-walk-the-strange-origin-of-an-unwittingly-prejudiced-term.htmRobert Johnson-http://www.robertjohnsonbluesfoundation.org/biography/Jazz-http://www.neworleansonline.com/neworleans/music/musichistory/jazzbirthplace.htmlA special Thanks to Shane Phipps:http://www.patheos.com/blogs/shanephipps/2018/05/10/this-is-america-we-watch-the-dancers/And the many other creators who are also talking about this amazing piece of art! Music http://Bensound.com --Funky Element

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