Crunk Culture is a commentary (opinion piece) about creative and sometimes cursory perspectives and responses to popular culture and representations of identity. Dr. Robin Boylorn defines "crunk" as resisting conformity and confronting injustice out loud. Getting crunk, in this space, is a way of engagement that seeks to hold people accountable by offering counternarratives or new perspectives on topics of public interest.
Inherently southern and black, Crunk Culture is conscious, creative and intentional about amplifying perspectives that are often silenced or dismissed. The goal is to offer cultural critique that encourages folk to look at something differently and critically.
Dr. Boylorn is a professor at The University of Alabama in the Communication Studies department, focusing her research in the areas of interpersonal and intercultural communication. http://robinboylorn.com
Produced and edited by Brittany Young
Theme music: "Belvedere" by Rocki; YouTube - Officially Rocki
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In this segment of Crunk Culture, Robin Boylorn addresses the issue of gentrification – both from a cultural and environmental perspective. -
In this season premiere of Crunk Culture, Robin Boylorn discusses environmental racism - the people most affected by it, the consequences of it and some solutions to address it.
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In today’s edition of Crunk Culture, Robin Boylorn discusses the pivotal impacts of the interim Name, Image and Likeness legislation for student-athletes...
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In this segment of Crunk Culture, Robin Boylorn breaks down Missing White Woman Syndrome, a phenomenon that results in an imbalance of attention from media and law enforcement for missing people of color...
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In today’s Crunk Culture commentary, Robin Boylorn explains some of the factors of Black Infant Mortality and offers some suggestions on how it can be prevented…
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In this week’s Crunk Culture commentary, Robin Boylorn discusses the impacts of Covid-19 and the need for inclusive health services to foster health equity…
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Wendell Hudson was the first African American scholarship athlete in The University of Alabama’s history. Last month, he made history, again, becoming the university’s first student-athlete to have his jersey retired. But what about the unsung heroes whose stories are untold because they don’t have a storybook ending?In this week’s Crunk Culture commentary, Robin Boylorn reflects on the life of a forgotten pioneer. And, a as a note to listeners, Robin says "Henry Harris would’ve been both Auburn and Alabama’s first black student-athlete" in the piece. As a correction, he would’ve been either school’s first black scholarship athlete.
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Black History month is a time to celebrate the achievements of African Americans, but it is also an important time to reflect on not only how far we’ve come, but how far we have to go. In this week’s Crunk Culture commentary, Robin Boylorn explains one of the ways racism sometimes hides in plain sight...
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In one of our previous segments, Robin Boylorn laid out some steps that needed to be taken to enhance the WNBA and the livelihood of its players. And in today’s Crunk Culture commentary, Robin shares some of the elements of the league’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement and how they will impact current and future players...
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In 2019, 22 trans women of color have lost their lives as a result of fatal violence. In this week’s Crunk Culture commentary, Robin Boylorn reflects on the needed visibility of trans women of color in society, while addressing their untimely deaths as a result of hate crimes...
