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If you're curious about how whiteness operates unchecked, look no further than Music City, USA.
Almost 20 years of data shows how the country music industry excludes and devalues BIPOC artists (a thread) ⬇️
Dr. Jada Watson retweeted
It is entirely possible to mourn Dolly and appreciate all she DID do, without fabricating things she DIDN’T do.
Dolly bought property in the Black neighborhood that has now become the heavily gentrified 12 South. The “support” alluded to here wasn’t part of the plan.
Fun fact: Dolly Parton used the royalties from Whitney Houston’s rendition of “I Will Always Love You” to support a Black neighborhood, and support Black owned businesses.
"I bought my big office complex down in Nashville. So I thought, 'Well, this is a wonderful place to be,'" Parton said. "I bought a property down in what was the Black area of town, and it was mostly just Black families and people that lived around there. It was off the beaten path from 16th Avenue and I thought, 'Well, I am gonna buy this place — the whole strip mall.' And I thought, 'This is the perfect place for me to be,' considering it was Whitney. I thought this was great — I'm just gonna be down here with her people, who are my people as well," she continued. "So I just love the fact that I spent that money on a complex and I think, 'This is the house that Whitney built.' "
Dr. Jada Watson retweeted
🏆 Congratulations to Professors Jada Watson and Isabelle Bourgeois for receiving the Knowledge Mobilization Excellence Award for their work on the music industry and community services! 🎶👥
🔗 uottawa.ca/research-innovati…
ALT uOttawa researchers Isabelle Bourgeois and Jada Watson
Dr. Jada Watson retweeted
🏆 Félicitations aux professeures Jada Watson et Isabelle Bourgeois qui ont remporté le Prix d'excellence en mobilisation des connaissances pour leurs travaux sur l'industrie de la musique et les services communautaires! 🎶👥
🔗 uottawa.ca/recherche-innovat…
ALT Les chercheuses Isabelle Bourgeois et Jada Watson
With a pathway toward Grammy consideration in either direction, the Recording Academy has created more opportunity in country music — including for Black artists. "And that’s what we’ve been fighting for all along.” @AndreaWillWrite
tennessean.com/story/opinion… via @tennessean
a not-to-miss 🧵
"Cowboy Carter has become its own requiem."
I wrote about Beyoncé, my experience at the Cowboy Carter tour, the reality for Black and brown artists in country music, and the sinister nature of Megan Moroney's comments at the #AMAs📷 for @autostraddle
autostraddle.com/beyonce-shi…
"With his raised eyebrows and slight chuckle, Shaboozey didn’t just cast doubt on country music’s century-old fiction. He also acknowledged the Black creatives who will never stand at the front of a stage or sing into a mic—but who are important, and influential, all the same."
My latest for @Tennessean, on @ShaboozeysJeans, his nod to Lesley Riddle, and his place as a Black artist in country music:
tennessean.com/story/opinion…
Dr. Jada Watson retweeted
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💡 Big data, clean data, biased data … how do we ensure ethical, inclusive research? Join the DLRI Speaker Series with @data_jada & Kim Girling on data equity & EDIA in research.
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Congratulations @forked_queer! Cannot wait to read this!
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Dr. Jada Watson retweeted
Something that Tanya Talaga said a couple of weeks ago that hasn’t left me: when you think of Murray, think of the weight of hearing thousands of accounts of untold horror, and the toll it would take on your body. Think of taking that on. cbc.ca/news/politics/murray-…
Dr. Jada Watson retweeted
Honored to be part of Louder: The Soundtrack of Change, a documentary produced by @selenagomez & @staceyabrams, celebrating fearless women in music. Premieres Oct 17 on @StreamOnMax #LouderTheSoundtrackOfChange #MaxOriginal
Dr. Jada Watson retweeted
Another storming foray into audiovisual newness for you! A book packed with original thought on the cultural context in which music videos are produced and the web of intertextuality that drives contemporary audiovisual culture. Just what we all need!
