When:
Thursday, October 4, 2018
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
Where: Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, McClintock Choral and Recital Room, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Cost: Free
Contact:
Concert Management Office
(847) 467-4000
Group: Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Category: Fine Arts
This talk speaks to the way African American music has always engaged social justice themes to promote liberation of a people who were either enslaved, disenfranchised, or struggling for civil and human rights. Included in this tradition is the more contemporary form, hip hop that is not merely angry, misogynist, and profane, but often a way to speak back to unfair and unjust power structures. The talk encourages music educators to embrace hip hop as a legitimate music form to engage all students in both music and social justice.