JOKO
JOKO is a Wolof word that means to connect and have a conversation or dialogue. This podcast is one long dialogue on the Senegalese-American experience. Cohosts Arame Niang and Aida Guisse talk about everything and anything through the lens of their hyphenated identity. They explore what it means to be Senegalese women in America, Senegalese women outside of Senegal and everything in between. Topp lenn niou (follow along!)
JOKO
Szn 2, Episode 9: Toubabs in Senegal
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Arame & Aida
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Season 2
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Episode 9
In this episode we engage in a discussion about how some yt people in Senegal can contribute to the following: (1) furthering the colonial dichotomy of a civilized West vs a perceived backward Africa/ rest of the world, (2) furthering uneven knowledge production: telling stories and sharing cultures that do not belong to them and (3) benefiting economically from 1 & 2.
TW: white saviorism, sex tourism
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