Weird Fictions Research Group invites you to a talk by
Tracey M. Salisbury
(California State University)
Play This Only At Night: Hip Hop, Horror, and Afrofuturism
This event is a part of the Weird Music series organized by the Weird Fictions Research Group members and their invited guests.
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
at 5:30 p.m.
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Where?
This is an online event. To attend, click the button below or enter https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89224543308 into your browser, and join the meeting.
What?
The worlds of hip-hop music and horror films can sometimes present darkly frightening, brutally violent, and hopelessly apocalyptic representations of society and the people that live within in them. Both genres have been heavily criticized for embracing the dark side of humanity and occasionally glorifying that ugliness. It is not the first-time collective criticism has been directed at creative artists and the art they produce instead of taking a hard look at the stark realities of our communities. In the 21st century, our collective nations are grappling with a lethal global pandemic, extremely polarizing politics, growing socio-economic divides, and a Mother Earth that is slowly dying before our eyes. This talk will address how we should pay closer attention to intersections of the genres of hip hop and horror, their narratives and representations of humanity serve as both a history and warning that the field of Afrofuturism has predicted is coming sooner than we think. Why does the future hold?
Who?
Dr. Tracey M. Salisbury is an Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies/Ethnic Studies at California State University, Bakersfield, where she has been a faculty member since 2017. She teaches Black Studies and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies courses within the Interdisciplinary Studies program as well as Sport History and Sport Sociology courses for the Kinesiology department. Dr. Salisbury graduated with a BA in Political Science from Holy Cross College and a MA in Sport Administration from Central Michigan University. She earned her PhD in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sport History, Sport Sociology and American/African History from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Dr. Salisbury’s research interests focus on Black women and sport, Black Feminism, Afrofuturism, Black popular culture particularly, rap music and hip-hop culture, and film studies focusing principally on the horror genre.
