Davis, Planet of Slums and Mexico City Punk Music and Terms
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PART ONE.............Davis, Planet of Slums, Chapter 5
What set the precedent for the urban layout of third world cities?
What happens to slums when major events, like the Olympics, come to town?
Why do governments perceive slums to be a security threat? What do they do to deal with this perceived threat?
Mexico City Punk Music and Terms
Music
Mexico City Punk documentary
https://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=41z9bCiLzi0
Massacre 68 – Elecciones [lyrics below]
https://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=czGqpk2MdOA
Massacre 68 – Sistema Podrido
https://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=sJf0pYFreYw
[tempo doubles at 2:40]
El Chopo documentary
https://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=KCE778FIjo4
Massacre 68 live at El Chopo
https://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=xY8IJadR_bE
Corpofilia – No al Quinto Centanario [lyrics below]
https://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=JJZ4R-R2Qn8
Desobediencia Civil live
https://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=2eZ8PhTl574
PART TWO
Why did many chavos bandas gravitate towards punk and what kind of identity did it provide them with?
How does Massacre 68’s music help to convey its message?
How does the punk scene in Mexico City function? What are its gathering points, how does it put on concerts, and what forms of social activity bind it together?
How does Corpofilia’s music help to convey its message?
What’s your reaction to watching to live performances of Massacre 68 and Desobediencia Civil? What’s the role of audience participation at these performances? Would you have enjoyed being there?
Lyrics from Massacre 68’s “Elecciones”
“Elecciones fiesta de represión”
Cada seis años
Lo mismo se presenta
Chinguen a su madre
Este lugar apesta
La farsa electoral
La cuenta a su favor
No me gustan los partidos
De tu lista
No me importa por quien lo hagan
Yo sé quien ganara
No me importa que me abstenga
Yo sé quien ganara.
“Fiesta de represión”
ENGLISH VERSION
“Elections, parties of repression”
Every 6 years
The same thing is presented
Fucking your mother
This scene sucks
The electoral farse
The tally in your favor
I don’t like the political parties
On your list
It doesn’t matter to me what they do
I know who will win
It doesn’t matter to me that I abstain
I know who will win
“party of repression”
Lyrics from Corpofilia’s “No Al V Cenentario”
Hace 500 años del descubrimiento
y colonizacion
Del territorio Americano
y su destruccion
Robaron, mataron, violaron
en nombre de su gran señor
Esclavizaron hombres libres
por su diversion
Cambiaron las riquezas
a acambio de las cristianizacion
Hoy todo eso es llamado civilizacion
Ahora lo quieren festejar
le llaman gran herencia
de la “madre patria”
no aceptaremos su burla
ni el engaño, no celebraramos
el V centenario
No al V centenario
No al V centenario
De la humilacion de grandes culturas
No al V centenario
ENGLISH VERSION
It has been 500 years since the discovery
And colonization
Of the Americas
And their destruction
They robbed, killed, and raped
In the name of their great God
They enslaved free people
For their fun
They took riches
In exchange for Christianization
Today all of this is called civilization
Now they want to celebrate it
They call it the great heritage
From the “mother country”
We won’t accept their mockery
Nor their deceit, we won’t celebrate
The V century
No to the V Century
No to the V Century
Of humiliation of great cultures
No to the V Century
Course
Instructor
Date
Week 9 Journal
Part 1
Question 1
The land use in third world countries has followed the same patterns of imperial control and racial dominance. In most of the third world countries, postcolonial elites inherited land from the colonialists (96). The elites went ahead to reproduce segregated cities. Politicians and civil servants took advantage of their positions and zoned the towns to maintain their status quo. For instance, African officials and professionals sought ways to separate themselves from their poor compatriots. Driven by greed, the elite moved to the leafy suburbs and left the poor concentrated in the slum areas. The poor were denied the opportunity to live decent lives, but instead, the rich considered them to be an impediment to progress.
Question 2
When major events like the Olympics come to town, governments result in demolishing slums. In third world countries, governments dread high-profile international events with worldwide media exposure (104). The authorities want to project an image of a clean and organized city. Knowing that the media will be present to showcase the city to the whole world, the authorities result in relocating slum dwellers elsewhere. Urban removal and evictions are meant to ensure that international visitors do not see such “dirt” in the city. Furthermore, the construction of stadia leads to the displacement of slum dwellers. The authorities take advantage of the informal settlements to evict people using brutality.
Question 3
Governments perceive slums to be a security threat because of their inaccessibility to surveillance. Authorities believe that slums are breeding grounds for criminal activities. Since slums are places where the most impoverished city dwellers live, governments consider them too dangerous to the security of the entire city. Governments deal with the perceived security threat through forced evictions (111). The authorities use the police and other security apparatus, to destroy settlements and displace people.
Part 2
Question 1
Rock music branched into two main categories. The first category involved the fusion of ...
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