Brainstorm 4, Grace Burchett

The very first part on Chela Sandoval’s article “Dissent Globalizations” illustrates key methods to remedy neoliberalism. As explained by Martinez in our readings from week 1, neoliberalism thrives off competition and drives those in power, largely males of European descent and stable financial history, to have further power over those who do not embody these same characteristics. On page 1, Sandoval pays homage to the words Bea Medicine uses to introduce her speeches, which welcome all members of her audience. This establishes the narrative for not only Medicine’s speeches, but for the larger dissent globalizations movement. It not only opens it’s arms to members of all social groups across the world, but actively supports the revolutionary efforts of these people, particularly lesbian women of color as mentioned by Sandoval. Sandoval’s differential consciousness is embodied in Women Who Rock because the very nature of these punk performances requires that affinities inside difference to be found. For example, in minute 3:10 of the Women Who Rock Oral History Project Preview, Onion Carrillo explains how she featured only women performers during a certain set. These women punk artists were different than the larger punk demographic, which as the video explains was largely male. However, Carrillo is embodying differential consciousness by finding the common affinity of being women of color within the punk movement. Therefore, a common affinity within difference is found and it has pushed for a political ideology to course through the punk movement.