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Harmonic Earthquakes and “Sonic” Notes from the Underground: Improvisation and Tremors of Transatlantic Discontent at Columbia University
Courtesy of Yulanda Denoon | Posted on February 1, 2011
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Columbia University
622 Dodge Hall
New York, NY
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Tue, March 8, 2011
8:00 pm
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A conversation with Sarita McCoy Gregory, Vassar College
This talk examines the musical festival documented in 2004 called Banlieue Bleues, which featured African American musicians from the AACM tradition. In scientific parlance, harmonic earthquakes are seismic pre-tremors that predict major earthquakes. Because the media tend to focus on the seemingly “spontaneous” events of “riots” or urban “protests,” what is often missed are the tremors and sonic notes of disquiet that precede these events. These “harmonic earthquakes,” while often neglected, can be valuable in learning the various strategies of resisting power by members of marginal communities. This talk will offer reflections on interpretations of the car burnings that took place outside of Paris in 2005 as well as on the current moments of political improvisation in Tunisia and Egypt. ...