Challenging “Dem European Teachings in My African School”: Burna Boy’s Music as Resistance

Challenging “Dem European Teachings in My African School”: Burna Boy’s Music as Resistance

In this essay, I begin by situating Burna Boy’s song “Monsters You Made” within a larger context of music as a rebellious form of resistance while connecting its significance with the #EndSARS protests in Nigeria. Then, I discuss anti-Blackness within colonial education in Nigeria, broadening the gl...

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Veröffentlicht in:Comparative education review 2023-02, Vol.67 (S1), p.S178-S185
1. Verfasser: Osibodu, Oyemolade
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Blacks
Colonialism
Demonstrations & protests
Education
Foreign Countries
Males
Music
Resistance
Resistance (Psychology)
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Zusammenfassung:In this essay, I begin by situating Burna Boy’s song “Monsters You Made” within a larger context of music as a rebellious form of resistance while connecting its significance with the #EndSARS protests in Nigeria. Then, I discuss anti-Blackness within colonial education in Nigeria, broadening the global conversation around BLM to include voices from the most populous Black nation in the world.
ISSN:0010-4086
1545-701X
DOI:10.1086/722218