Harriet Martineau “Letter to the Deaf”

Harriet Martineau was a 19th-century English sociologist, abolitionist, and journalist. She was also, from the age of twelve, partially deaf—an experience detailed in he “Letter to the Deaf” (1834). Professor Roger Parker of King’s College London will lead a discussion of this piece. Please read in advance! Martineau_Letter_to_the_Deaf

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Luca Della Libera

Wednesday, October 26, 4:30 Logan 801 Acrimante is not Don Giovanni. Cultural context, dramaturgical and musical choices in L’empio punito of Alessandro Melani (Rome, 1669) Luca Della Libera, Conservatory of Frosinone, Italy The first opera in the history of music based on the Don Giovanni’s subject, L’empio punito of Alessandro Melani was staged on February 17, 1669 in the…

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April 7: Vocal Modesty, Agency, and Authority in Salafi Sermons by Female Waz Mahfil Preachers in Contemporary Bangladesh

We will be coordinating with the Islamic Studies Workshop for a presentation by Tomal Hossain (Phd Student, Ethnomusicology) with respondent Samantha L. Pellegrino (PhD Student, Islamic Studies, Divinity) When? Wednesday 7 April @ 5:30-7:00 CT Where? Join Zoom Meeting https://uchicago.zoom.us/j/94949588944?pwd=SjlFVmhlOHJ3N2NFYk12dnU0aXhXZz09 Meeting ID: 949 4958 8944 Passcode: 647570 One tap mobile +13126266799,,94949588944#,,,,*647570# US (Chicago) +13017158592,,94949588944#,,,,*647570# US (Washington DC)  …

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“Sounding Out” in Early Modern Mediterranean Worlds

Sounding Out in the Early Modern Mediterranean Worlds Sponsored by the Sound and Society and Early Modern Mediterranean Worlds Workshop Wednesday, 17 March 4:30CST Featuring: Bonnie Gordon (Associate Professor (Critical & Comparative Studies), Department of Music, University of Virginia); Robert L. Kendrick (William Colvin Professor in Music, Romance Languages and Literatures, and the College, University of Chicago); Juan Vitulli (Associate Professor…

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