Black Performance Theory 2009:
Afrosonics: Grammars of Black Sound
I'm away for the weekend for a lovely retreat at Yale University with the guys and gals of the illustrious Black Performance Theory Working Group . Black Performance Theory, or "BPT" as it is affectionately referred to by its members, is a close-knit collective of Professors (and a few lucky graduate students) whose research is situated within the idiosyncratic domain of black performance studies.Afrosonics: Grammars of Black Sound
The theme of this year's conference is "Afrosonics: Grammars of Black Sound," organized by Daphne Brooks (Professor of English and African American Studies, Princeton University) and Thomas F. DeFrantz (Professor of Music and Theater Arts, MIT). The graduate student liaison for the event is my good buddy (and co-conspirator) La Marr Bruce, of Yale's joint African American/American Studies program.
I feel privileged and wide-eyed to be included amongst such brilliant group of scholars. Check these cool folks out at:
http://web.mit.edu/bpt/bpt2009participants.htm
I know this is off subject but everytime I come visit the Frankie page and I mean EVERYTIME there is this pop up that busts through my blocker and opens a new website.
RAARRR!!!
Posted by
CitiBear Boykin |
5/13/2009
It did it again just now Frankie.
Posted by
CitiBear Oliver Boykin |
5/14/2009