EthNoise!

The Music, Language, and Culture Workshop

Month: January 2010

January 10, 2010
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“Race, Nation, Translation, and the Meaning of Danzón across Borders” Alejandro L. Madrid, PhD, Associate Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago

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 … Continue reading →

January 10, 2010
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“Lost in the Sound of Separation/: Mainstreams and Alternatives at a Christian Rock Festival” – Andrew Mall & “From Migration to Generation: Kampala (Uganda) in the Global Classical Network” – Suzanne Wint

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 … Continue reading →

January 10, 2010
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“Can the Subaltern Get on the Mic?: Superheroes, Beats, Memes, and Agency in Producing Chicago Youth Hip-Hop” presented by Ritwik Banerji, improvisor, composer, and digital media artist

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 … Continue reading →

January 10, 2010
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“Sanctifying the Haitian Soul: Thoughts on Faith, Cultural Nationalism, and Popular Music” presented by Melvin L. Butler, Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Chicago

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 … Continue reading →