“Relooted,” The Art Heist and Repatriation Video Game. With guest Akil Fletcher. E13

We’re joined by Akil Fletcher, an anthropologist who studies the intersection of video gaming and race. We discuss “Relooted,” an exciting new art heist video game, where players raid Western art collections in order to steal art and repatriate that art to Africa. For more about Akil or to read his scholarship: https://www.akilfletcher.com/ Mariel reads from the book “Mumbo Jumbo” by Ishmael Reed   Header image based on photo by Gary Coronado: https://tinyurl.com/kdzxt5k Pod logo based on photo by Ted Timmons, Edited by Colin McLaughlin-Alcock Creative Commons License: https://tinyurl.com/y9dj772p   Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/night-drift/pastel License code: VT7FDOTUQHGIAEMJ