NYAC S4 E3: Ghosts of Colonization Past

Not Your African Cliché

We speculate about why some African countries have retained the names given by colonizers, and wonder if name changes have had any effect on the progress of self-christened countries, or on their citizens’ perspectives of their identities. We scrutinize relics of colonization that can still be found in our everyday lives such as the horsehair wigs and robes worn by lawyers in some former British colonies. We also examine the relationship between former colonies and their colonizers as it relates to superficial faux-solidarity programs such as the commonwealth, and the harsh reality of current policies (i.e. immigration policies and the windrush scandal). Lastly, we suggest strategies for folks seeking to decolonize their minds, lives, and disciplines. --------------------- Reading Haruki Murakami’s What I Talk About When I Talk About Running - Memoir Listening Florence + The Machine’s High as Hope - Album Housefires’ Housefires II - Album Collectiv3’s Live. Create. Repeat - Album ShowDemCamp’s Palmwine Music II Jubilee Worship’s Atmosphere Chapter 2 - Album Watching CBS’ Schitt’s Creek – Comedy Show iTV2 / Hulu ’s Love Island S3 – Reality TV Show Episode was mixed by Ifeoluwa Olokode. Theme song is Ayo by Femi Leye