University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository American Studies ETDs Electronic Theses and Dissertations Spring 4-17-2017 FROM SAND CREEK TO SOMALIA: BLACK BODIES IN DENVER’S POST-INDUSTRIAL URBAN CULTURAL RE-IMAGINATION Webster Matjaka Mr. University of New Mexico Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/amst_etds Part of the American Material Culture Commons, American Popular Culture Commons, and the Other American Studies Commons Recommended Citation Matjaka, Webster Mr.. "FROM SAND CREEK TO SOMALIA: BLACK BODIES IN DENVER’S POST-INDUSTRIAL URBAN CULTURAL RE-IMAGINATION." (2017). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/amst_etds/53 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Electronic Theses and Dissertations at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in American Studies ETDs by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Webster Matjaka Candidate American Studies Department This dissertation is approved, and it is acceptable in quality and form for publication: Approved by the Dissertation Committee: Dr. Alex Lubin, Chairperson Dr. Alyosha Goldstein Dr. Kirsten Buick Dr. Michael Trujillo FROM SAND CREEK TO SOMALIA: BLACK BODIES IN DENVER’S POST- INDUSTRIAL URBAN CULTURAL RE-IMAGINATION By Webster Matjaka B.A., Communications, Waldorf College, 1998 M.A., Communication Studies, University of Northern Iowa, 2001 M.S., Political Science, University of Oregon, 2006 DISSERTATION Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy American Studies The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico May, 2017 iii Dedication For my late mother, Asia Matjaka and my late father, John Matjaka.