Brilliant breakdown of twerking and bodily representation. Smart insights from Kimari Brand about power and the significance of the dance form (film by Irma L. Garcia). Brought to me by the ever-on-point Feministing. Good preview of the video by Sesali Bowen in Feministing:
Utilizing multiple experiences — including a course on performance, feminism and social justice, a trip abroad to study Afro-Caribbean culture and politics, and her experiences as a Black girl at an institution of higher education that prioritizes white supremacist “credibility and status” — Brand has reframed the dialogue about twerking.
via “Twerk It Girl” examines twerking for autonomy and resistance.
I think twerking is at the heart of a lot of the moral panics about young women’s sexuality. More particularly the moral panic attached to twerking is represented along racial and/or sexual and/or class lines depending on the expected audience (Miley Cyrus). Worth discussion and re-presenting which Brand and the filmmaker Garcia do really well.
Life of refinement 