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"Before I moved to Va ncouver\, I was told that it was a diverse place. In fact\, this trait will be a contributing factor to my ease of finding home here. Upon arrival\, m y experience of this place proved different from the ideas I was told\; thi s made me curious and further led me to embark on a journey of inquiry—I wa s going to find out why the disparities were existing and how to exist holi stically within this environment.
Ahọn Dudu is an online exhibit that aims at using Yorùbá storytelling frameworks to tell stories about my experience with lack of black communal culture in Van couver. I tell these stories through the Yorùbá lens of ‘the spectacle’—a s how put on to teach and entertain\; which encompasses oral storytelling\, p oetry\, song\, dance and garment construction.
The stories that make up this body of work are expressions of my own recent experiences. They are responses to racial barriers I encountered over the Summer of 2020 as the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests were unfolding and heightening in America and here in Vancouver\, Canada. They are a recount of the continuous conve rsations that occurred in my life—as I discussed black lives\, racism\, pol ice brutality and many other forms of injustice—within the community I was a part of."
—Olúwáṣọlá Kẹ́hìndé Olówó-Aké
Keywords: Yorùbá storytelling\; ‘the spectacle’\; Yorùbá\; decolon isation\; embodied knowledge.
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Olúwáṣọlá Kẹ́hìndé Olówó-Aké is a Nigerian of the Yorùbá ethnic group\ , born in Lagos State. She is a designer of sorts in ‘a place where thi ngs roam’. Her design practice focuses on using Yorùbá storytelling me thods to speak into issues on race she experiences in her environment and a dditionally depict narratives that are befitting of black bodies - through dance\, song\, ways of wearing and poetry. She also has a podcast on spotif y named ‘...into words with Sola.’
Instagram: @kehindeolowoake
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If you have any questions\, please contact Dr. Antje Ziethen at antje.ziethen@ubc.ca.
This eve nt is hosted by UBC's Department of French\, Hispanic and Italian Studies i n collaboration with the African Studies program. It is organized by Dr. An tje Ziethen\, Assistant Professor of French.
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