Institute for Studies in American Music
Ethyle R. Wolfe Institute for the Humanities
at Brooklyn College

In conjunction with Africana Studies, American Studies,
Puerto Rican and Latino Studies, Women's Studies,
and the Center for Diversity and Multicultural Studies
at Brooklyn College

Fall 2000-Spring 2001

J'Ouvert in Brooklyn Carnival: Revitalizing Steel Pan and Old Mas Traditions Ray Allen, Associate Professor of Music and Director of the American Studies program, Brooklyn College. He is the author of Singing in the Spirit: African-American Sacred Quartets in New York City and of numerous articles on American folk and popular music as well as co-editor of Island Sounds in the Global City: Caribbean Popular Music in New York City. Thursday, September 28, 12:15-1:30 pm, Student Center

"We Were Something Else!": 'All-Girl' Bands and the Boundaries of Jazz History Sherrie Tucker, Assistant Professor of Women's Studies, Hobart and William Smith Colleges. She is the author of Swing Shift: "All Girl" Bands of the 1940s and articles in Women in Music: A Journal of Gender and Culture, American Music, and The New York Times. Wednesday, October 18, 2:00-3:15 pm, Student Center

Misterioso: In Search of Thelonius Monk Robin D.G. Kelley, Professor of History and Africana Studies, New York University. Professor Kelley is the author of Race Rebels: Culture, Politics, and the Black Working Class and Yo Mama's Disfunktional! Fighting the Culture Wars in Urban America and is co-editor of To Make Our World Anew: A History of African Americans. Tuesday, February 20, 12:15-1:30 pm, Student Center

From Bomba to Hip Hop: Puerto Rican Identity and Latin Culture Juan Flores, Professor of Black and Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College, and Professor of Sociology, the Graduate Center, CUNY. He is the author of From Bomba to Hip-Hop: Puerto Rican Culture and Latino Identity and has published numerous articles on Puerto Rican music and culture. Wednesday, March 7, 12:15-2:00 pm, Student Center