Thursday, Jan. 21: Mike Figueroa – Goodspeed 205 Thursday, Jan. 28: Joshua Solomon – Goodspeed 205 Thursday, Feb. 11: Charles Garrett – Goodspeed 205 Monday, Feb. 15: Luis Manuel Garcia, in conjunction with the Gender & Sexuality Workshop and the Theater & Performance Workshop – Location  in Wieboldt 206 from 3pm – 5pm.  Please notice […]

Welcome back Ethnoise friends, Please join us for our first Ethnoise The Ethnomusicology Workshop meeting of the winter quarter, taking place on this Thursday afternoon, January 21, from 4:30 to 6 in Goodspeed 205. We welcome PhD student in ethnomusicology, Michael A. Figueroa, presenting, “Land of Milk and Honey?: Music and the Broken Promise of […]

Thursday, October 15, 2009 Based on ethnographic and archival work conducted in Cuba and Mexico between 2006 and 2009, this paper explores transnational cultural relations between Cuba and Mexico and how they inform local ideas about race, Blackness, and nationality as evidence in the historical and contemporary practice of danzón in both countries. I argue […]

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Monday, November 16, 2009 Ethnoise! The Ethnomusicology Workshop Monday, November 16, 2009 Cobb 201

Thursday, November 12, 2009 Presentations: “Lost in the Sound of Separation/: Mainstreams and Alternatives at a Christian Rock Festival” – Andrew Mall Rock festivals have long been representative sites of tension between mainstream musical cultures and alternative (sub)cultures. From 1969’s iconic Woodstock to the present-day Bonnaroo, Coachella, and Lollapalooza festivals, these ambitious events attempt to […]

Thursday, November 5, 2009 The teaching artist has the power to manifest the self-knowledge and civic engagement of youth through art.  This method not only provides relevant educational enrichment, but can activate this self-knowledge in pursuit of a more robust and collaborative social science.  In this talk, I will reflect on my experiences as a […]

Thursday, October 1, 2009 Many Christians in Haiti and its diaspora embrace the popular music genre known as “konpa” as a vehicle for musical praise with a local color. However, others insist that konpa’s associations with secular entertainment render it inappropriate for ritual use and unfit for Christian consumption. In this talk, I examine the […]

Hi Ethnoise Friends, Due to some complications with technology, the Ethnoise! The Ethnomusicology Worskshop blog has been long neglected since the passing of the baton at the beginning of the academic year. 2009-2010 coordinators, Monica Mays and Lily Wohl would like to extend a belated welcome for a new year to Ethnoise! and to welcome […]