21st Century Female-led Afro-descendant Activism in Cuba and the Dominican Republic

21st Century Female-led Afro-descendant Activism in Cuba and the Dominican Republic

This three-part podcast series explores non-traditional female Afro-descendant activism in the 21st century in Cuba and the Dominican Republic. It examines how women play a crucial role in resisting and challenging systemic racism and advocating for gender justice through creative means, like music. The two case studies, Las Krudas (Cuba) and Ochy Curiel (Dominican Republic), are used to analyze how they both address and challenge coloniality and embrace a decolonial framework within the confines of their messages and respective countries. Episode 1 provides the topic's geographical, historical, and sociocultural context. Meanwhile, episode 2 presents two case studies, some of their music, and an analysis of their work. Lastly, episode 3 compares two case studies to Cuba and the Dominican Republic. Throughout the three episodes, the creators aim to introduce the topic and its context, demonstrate how the two case studies operate within a decolonial framework, and analyze the convergences and divergences of Las Krudas and Ochy Curiel and Cuba and the Dominican Republic based on their conceptualizations and experiences with non-traditional female afro-descendant activism.

Hoerig, Chrissy

Diaz, Catalina

Wilson, Eden

Ozkan, Ceren

Rueda Hartman, Mariana

Chrissy Hoerig, Catalina Diaz, Eden Wilson, Ceren Ozkan, Mariana Rueda Hartman

2025

Chrissy Hoerig, Catalina Diaz, Eden Wilson, Ceren Ozkan, Mariana Rueda Hartman

Podcast, MP3

English