BLACK YOUTH FUTURES: An Ode to the Remix

Drawing on the remix tradition of the ’90s and 2000s and the animating works of Bruce W. Smith and Kalynn Bayron, the commentary and ode argue that Black remix (an aesthetic practice, survival technology, and liberatory pedagogy) is essential to imagining and building the futures Black girls deserve.

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The English Journal
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2026-09-30
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https://doi.org/10.58680/ej20261150501
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Posthumanist Ethics and Activism
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BLACK YOUTH FUTURES: An Ode to the Remix

S. R. Toliver
The English Journal
Posthumanist Ethics and Activism
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BLACK YOUTH FUTURES: An Ode to the Remix

S. R. Toliver
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Abstract

Drawing on the remix tradition of the ’90s and 2000s and the animating works of Bruce W. Smith and Kalynn Bayron, the commentary and ode argue that Black remix (an aesthetic practice, survival technology, and liberatory pedagogy) is essential to imagining and building the futures Black girls deserve.

The English JournalVol. 115(5)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 2%
Posthumanist Ethics and Activism
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