In The Mix: An Exhibition of Black Diasporic Studies, Remix Culture, Astrology and Sound

dc.contributor.authorCharles, Charlie Star
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-27T17:22:41Z
dc.date.available2024-05-27T17:22:41Z
dc.date.issued2024-05-27
dc.date.submitted2024-05-22
dc.description.abstractAs a Black biracial woman disconnected from my heritage, I research Afrosonic music histories to connect to my Afro Caribbean culture, while gaining a deeper understanding of the historical and social context of music in the broader Black diaspora. My thesis exhibition, In The Mix, encapsulates this research through a site-specific, interactive installation that incorporates sound, music, collage, personal family photographs and archives, disc-jockeying and experimental turntablism. In addition, as a unique expression of my multifaceted identity, I incorporate astrology as a theoretical and formal framework to analyze unseen elements behind musical releases, as well as to create sonic compositions that evoke ideas of time and space. Through my engagement with remix culture, I utilize both audio and visual samples from existing works and create new works. This process of recombination and repurposing of existing work has enabled me to promote a more nuanced and varied understanding of the complexities of Black identity and diaspora. I embrace a more inclusive and diverse range of perspectives in hopes that my work can resonate with a wider audience and contribute to a more comprehensive narrative of the Black experience.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/20608
dc.language.isoenen
dc.pendingfalse
dc.publisherUniversity of Waterlooen
dc.subjectBlack Diasporic Studiesen
dc.subjectRemix Cultureen
dc.subjectAstrologyen
dc.subjectSounden
dc.subjectCollageen
dc.subjectGlitchen
dc.subjectDisc Jockeyingen
dc.subjectAbstract Turntablismen
dc.titleIn The Mix: An Exhibition of Black Diasporic Studies, Remix Culture, Astrology and Sounden
dc.typeMaster Thesisen
uws-etd.degreeMaster of Fine Artsen
uws-etd.degree.departmentFine Artsen
uws-etd.degree.disciplineFine Arts (Studio Art)en
uws-etd.degree.grantorUniversity of Waterlooen
uws-etd.embargo.terms0en
uws.contributor.advisorThompson, Jessica
uws.contributor.advisorVidekanic, Bojana
uws.contributor.affiliation1Faculty of Artsen
uws.peerReviewStatusUnrevieweden
uws.published.cityWaterlooen
uws.published.countryCanadaen
uws.published.provinceOntarioen
uws.scholarLevelGraduateen
uws.typeOfResourceTexten

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