Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show was a meticulously coded act of cultural testimony. But cultural resistance without a political-economic base remains a beautiful flower planted in concrete. From the IMF to the Monroe Doctrine, this is the fight for a real Zone of Peace. . . .
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Battle of Ideas & Cultural Workers
A few weeks ago, I co-facilitated an internal political education (PE) session on culture and cultural work/ers with comrades in Black Alliance for Peace-ATL. In planning for the session, we had several objectives: having a working definition of culture, understanding the role of cultural workers and artists, acknowledging the material basis for culture, and exploring both cultural imperialism and cultural resistance. 1 – A Material Basis for Culture Culture does not spring from nowhere. Culture and its visible aspects are not creations of dust, but rather the material ground beneath it. Our discussion was rich, lively, and engaging. I’m always . . .