Intersectionality in the American South
Intersectionality in the American South is a podcast for anyone whose ready to take a long, hard, look at the ways oppressive systems land in people’s lives. We bring together academics and everyday people in conversations about the intersectional forms of oppression that marginalized people experience. You will hear thought provoking conversations about hard topics that center the often-silenced voices of Women of color, queer, trans and non binary folks and immigrants.
Intersectionality in the American South
How Much Do You Know about Black Liberation Movements in Canada?
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In this episode of Intersectionality in the American South, host Dr. Katie Acosta talks with award-winning filmmaker Michèle Stephenson at Georgia State’s Auburn Avenue Research Center. Michèle Stephenson shares her documentary film True North, which spotlights the 1968–69 Black Liberation Movement in Canada and the student occupation which occurred in what is now Concordia University. True North offers firsthand accounts and rare archival footage of Black student activism in a way that connects liberation movements in Canada and the United States. Michèle Stephenson shares Canada's history with several important themes in the documentary, including surveillance, deportations, and Canada’s denial of its own racism. She shares that the film intentionally centers Black women’s role in the movement because their voices had previously been silence. In all, True North builds an archive for future generations.
Learn More about the True North documentary and about Michèle Stpehenson's other films by visiting Rada Studio.
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