In the 2020-2021 academic year, The Sociology Department at UCSC introduced a new series: Sociology Mixtapes, featuring members of the UCSC sociology and campus community. They share their interests with a focus on major influences, classic works, collaborations, off-the-beaten path contributions, and works in progress. For each of these themes, the department played a matching track of music (which is part of an evolving playlist) paired with the discussions. During each Mixtape, the community reflected together and continued to build a soundtrack of inspiring artists, unforgettable tunes, deep cuts, songs made all the better by featured artists, and new work.
During the spring 2021 quarter, they hosted two mixtapes featuring Black Geographies Lab members Camilla Hawthorne and Andrea Vázquez:
- Sociology Mixtapes Volume 01: Uriel Serrano and Andrea del Carmen Vázquez (Thursday, April 22, 2021)
- Sociology Mixtapes Volume 02: Camilla Hawthorne (Thursday, May 06, 2021)
Linked here you will find these two archived conversations as well as the entire series: https://sociologymixtapes.ucsc.edu
Image credit: screen grab from Tommy Kuti’s #AFROITALIA feature on the mixtape playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG8jkuuLaJQJl-MOcBtVShjZ4ZrlTZWA9