Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation — Soon-to-be Dr. G — Kristen Graves

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Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation

The Case for Songwriting as Interview

 
The Case for Songwriting as Interview
Kristen Graves
 

This first episode was created as an assignment for a class on Truth and Reconciliation by Dr. Lori Dolloff at the University of Toronto. I am pursuing my PhD in Ethnomusicology, and in this episode I talk about using songwriting as a form of interview as a way to decolonize the research process. This argument is based on past research, and on future plans. The end of the episode includes a mention of the following books and artists:

  • The Challenge to Care in Schools, Nel Noddings

  • We Make the Road by Walking, Paolo Friere and Miles Horton

  • The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel Van der Kolk

  • Custer Died for Your Sins, Vine Deloira Jr.

  • I Wanna Take Me a Picture, Wendy Ewald

  • The Porcupine Singers, Canyon Records

  • Tiokasin Ghosthorse, firstvoicesindigenousradio.org

  • Olivia LeBlanc

  • Simply Smiles, simplysmiles.org

A big thanks to Lori, The Porcupine Singers, and Olivia.

 
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