2015-2016 Colloquium Series (Historical Musicology and Theory) Announced

September 12, 2015

2015-16 Historical Musicology and Music Theory colloquium Series Announced: Unless otherwise noted, events are held in Dodge Hall, Room 622. All talks are free and open to the public.

Friday, October 2 (4:00 pm): Robert Gjerdingen (Northwestern University), "The Americanization of Harmony: A Decade of Apprenticeship in Two Convenient Credit Hours"  (Please note that Gjerdingen's talk, exceptionally, will begin at 4pm rather than 2pm).

Friday, October 9 (2:00 pm): Benjamin Piekut (Cornell University), "Avoiding a Theory of the Vernacular Avant-Garde"

Friday, February 26 (2:00 pm): Carolyn Abbate (Harvard University), title TBA

Friday, April 1 (2:00 pm): Dora Hanninen (University of Maryland-College Park), title TBA

Friday, April 15 (2:00 pm): Jacomien Prins (University of Warwick), title TBA

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Additionally, the departments of Music and Philosophy are co-sponsoring the following event (part of a speaker series on Philosophy and Race): 

Friday, March 25 (noon): Robin James (UNC-Charlotte), "Is the 'Post-' In Post-Identity the Same As the 'Post-' In Post-Genre?: Race and Pop Music Aesthetics"