Elizabeth Wislar, Dede Ayite, and Clint Ramos talk with Johanna about decolonizing the costume imagination and the arts as a whole.
DECOLONIZATION:
1. The action or process of a state withdrawing from a former colony, leaving it independent.
2. The active resistance against colonial powers.
3. A shifting of political, economic, educational, cultural, and psychic independence and power to a nation’s own indigenous peoples.
Published on June 9, 2021
Photo Credit: Sebastian Kim
Episode Notes:
Colonization is the action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area. Paternalism refers to actions or policy that limit a person’s or group’s autonomy, supposedly in said person’s or group’s own best interest. The very idea of benevolent colonialism is paternalistic at its very core.
Decolonizing art requires an unlearning of white supremacy; a de-centering of Eurocentric ideals of art, aesthetic, and design; and the dismantling of institutions that are steeped in colonization, including capitalism and white American theatre.
Mentioned In This Episode:
History of Singapore
Colonialism in Singapore Today
Colonization in The Philippines
Filipino-American Colonial Mentality
Colonialism in Ghana
Resisting Colonialism in Ghana
Epigenetics
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Scott Rudin Abuse Allegations
More From Our Guests:
Conscious Costume Profile of Elizabeth
Elizabeth's Website
Daily Beast Profile of Dede
Dede's Instagram
Clint's Column for Deadline
Clint's Website
Additional Resources:
Racial Equity Tools for Decolonization
The Fashion and Race Database
Decolonizing Fashion
Eurocentric Beauty Standards
Sustainability and Colonialism
Episode Guests:
Elizabeth Wislar
Dede Ayite
Clint Ramos
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