In conjuction with the American Studies program, and the Departments of Africana Studies, Film, Puerto Rican and Latino Studies, and Women's Studies

Spring 2000

The Muse 'n the Hood: Musical Practice and Film in the Age of Hip Hop

Guthrie P. Ramsey, Jr., Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Pennsylvania. Professor Ramsey is a specialist in African American and American music. He is the author of the forthcoming book Race Music: Post-WWII Black Musical Style from Bebop to Hip-Hop.

Thursday, February 17, 11am, Student Center

Listening to Salsa

Frances R. Aparicio, Associate Professor of American Culture and Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan and Director of its Latino/Latina Studies Program. She is the author of Listening to Salsa: Gender, Latin Popular Music, and Puerto Rican Literatures (1998).

New Date! Tuesday, April 4, 10:50 am, Student Center

'The American Dream': Miss Saigon and the Politics of Memory

Ellie M. Hisama, Associate Professor of Music and Director of the Institute for Studies in American Music at Brooklyn College. She is writing a book entitled Popular Music and the Politics of Culture which examines how gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, class, and nation affect the creation, production, and reception of popular music.

Wednesday, April 12, 10:50 am, Student Center

Considering Gender and Sexuality, Absence and Presence, in Acousmatic Space

Linda Dusman, Associate Professor of Music and Chair of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Clark University. She is a composer, theorist, and sound artist whose works have been performed in the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America. Her opera Fustina explores the role that gender plays in Western spiritual traditions.

Tuesday, May 9, 12:15pm, Student Center

The Brooklyn College Student Center is located on Campus Road.

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