Candid
Violette SimardUnfiltered cultural commentary. Honest thoughts and reflections on everything ranging from art, identity, literature, music, and philosophy.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 29 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | a year ago |
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The Theoretical Roots, Pt. III: Smaddification
There are a couple of concepts and theories that inform the RAGGAMUFFIN perspective: musicking as embodied archive, subculture and Black popular culture(s), and smaddification. These concepts work in tandem with each other, and helped shape...
The Theoretical Roots, Pt. II: Subculture and Black Popular Culture
There are a couple of concepts and theories that inform the RAGGAMUFFIN perspective: musicking as embodied archive, subculture and Black popular culture(s), and smaddification. These concepts work in tandem with each other, and helped shape...
The Theoretical Roots, Pt. I: Musicking as Embodied Archive
There are three major concepts and theories that inform the RAGGAMUFFIN perspective: musicking as embodied archive, subculture and Black popular culture(s), and smaddification. These concepts work in tandem with each other, and help shape t...
The RAGGA Focus: The Hyperlocal | Pt.II
RAGGAMUFFIN is built on concepts and philosophies, blending cultural studies, history, curatorial practices, and ethnomusicology. Inspired by these fields, RAGGAMUFFIN’s aim is to shed light on the hyperlocal which gives rise to most — if n...
Dahomey (2024): The Tale of a Cultural Homecoming
“Dahomey” (2024) movie poster, shot at Cinéma Moderne (Montreal, Qc.). Violette Simard, 2025.
What began as a gloomy Tuesday typical of a winter that just won’t end was turned on its head after watching Mati Diop’s Dahomey (2024). This do...
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M.A., Cultural Studies from Goldsmiths University of London | B.A., Political Science from McGill University | Independent Cultural Researcher & Writer | Creative, Independent Thinker, Lover of the Arts & Culture
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