the young people's professor

Thursday, November 29
6:00 pm–9:00 pm
Richardson Auditorium

“On the ONE”: Thursday Night Keynote Roundtable & Concert Film
6:00 pm–7:00 pm Welcome (Valerie Smith, Princeton University) and film screening

7:00 pm–9:00 pm Keynote roundtable featuring:

Robert Christgau, Rolling Stone Magazine, NPR, Princeton University
Fred Moten, University of Southern California
Alan Leeds, Tour manager, journalist, archivist
Farah Griffin, Columbia University

Moderator: Daphne Brooks, Princeton University

Friday, November 30
9:00 am–6:00 pm
Richardson Auditorium
9:00 am
Opening Remarks:

Daphne Brooks, Princeton University


9:30 am–11:30 am
“It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World”:
Black Power, Black Masculinity, and the Politics of Funk:

Mark Anthony Neal, Duke University
Jason King, New York University
Thomas DeFrantz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Robert Fink, University of California–Los Angeles

Moderator: Tera Hunter, Princeton University

1:00 pm–3:00 pm
The Funky Precedent: Revolutionizing Rock, Birthing
Hip Hop—Theorizing James Brown’s Musical Innovations:

Kandia Crazyhorse, Rip It Up: The Black Experience in
Rock ‘n’ Roll
Rickey Vincent, Funk: The Music, The People, and
the Rhythm of One
Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson, The Roots
Harry Weinger, A&R, Universal Records

Moderator: Joshua Guild, Princeton University

3:30 pm–5:30 pm
“Mama Don’t Take No Mess”: Black Feminist Readings
of James Brown:

Reginald Jackson, Yale University
Imani Perry, Princeton University
Mendi Obidake, Princeton University
Ernest Hardy, Blood Beats: Vol. 1 Demos, Remixes, and Extended
Versions

Moderator: Tavia Nyong’o, New York University


5:30 pm–6:00 pm
Closing Remarks:
Cornel West, Princeton University

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