The sonic mask: Digging up ethnicity and racism through music – The Dominican case
Time: Nov. 18, 2016, 10 a.m. - noon
Location: 304 Tolley Humanities Building
Sponsored by the CNY Humanities Corridor
Mini-Seminar with Darío Tejeda
Visiting scholar, member of the Academy of Sciences of the Dominican Republic and director of the Instituto de Estudios Caribeños (INEC, Santo Domingo and New York City) Darío Tejeda, will explore the topics of music, race, and activism in the Dominican Republic and beyond. Participants are encouraged to attend the performance by New York City-based Afro-Dominican music group Pa’lo Monte on Tuesday, November 15 at 7 PM at the Community Folk Art Center.
Space for the mini-seminar is limited; please RSVP to Sydney Hutchinson. Include any requests for accommodations.
Sydney Hutchinson, Art & Music History, via CNY Humanities Corridor (MMH21)