Matthew D. Morrison | Blacksound and Blackface in British and American Popular Culture Event details Speaker: Matthew D. Morrison (New York University) Date: Thursday, 11 November 2021 Time: 5.15 - 6.45pm. Venue: Alison House, Atrium (G10) Registration is required for this event Registration is required for this event to ensure we can maintain 1m social distancing. Register on Eventbrite (external link) Please note that masks must be worn unless you are medically exempt. Abstract Throughout the nineteenth and into the twentieth century, blackface performance served as the aesthetic and material basis of identity and cultural formations in the United States, as it also laid the foundation for how identity and the economy of popular music have developed in the UK and throughout the world. Through the concept of Blacksound—which the author defines as the sonic and embodied aesthetics of blackface minstrelsy, or as the sonic complement of blackface— this talk unpacks the relationship between personhood, property, popular performance, race, and racism, within the legacy of mass entertainment and culture in the U.S, UK, and beyond. Biography Matthew Morrison's profile on the IASH website Nov 11 2021 17.15 - 18.45 Matthew D. Morrison | Blacksound and Blackface in British and American Popular Culture Details to follow Alison House 12 Nicolson Square Edinburgh EH8 9DF Find out more about the venue
Matthew D. Morrison | Blacksound and Blackface in British and American Popular Culture Event details Speaker: Matthew D. Morrison (New York University) Date: Thursday, 11 November 2021 Time: 5.15 - 6.45pm. Venue: Alison House, Atrium (G10) Registration is required for this event Registration is required for this event to ensure we can maintain 1m social distancing. Register on Eventbrite (external link) Please note that masks must be worn unless you are medically exempt. Abstract Throughout the nineteenth and into the twentieth century, blackface performance served as the aesthetic and material basis of identity and cultural formations in the United States, as it also laid the foundation for how identity and the economy of popular music have developed in the UK and throughout the world. Through the concept of Blacksound—which the author defines as the sonic and embodied aesthetics of blackface minstrelsy, or as the sonic complement of blackface— this talk unpacks the relationship between personhood, property, popular performance, race, and racism, within the legacy of mass entertainment and culture in the U.S, UK, and beyond. Biography Matthew Morrison's profile on the IASH website Nov 11 2021 17.15 - 18.45 Matthew D. Morrison | Blacksound and Blackface in British and American Popular Culture Details to follow Alison House 12 Nicolson Square Edinburgh EH8 9DF Find out more about the venue
Nov 11 2021 17.15 - 18.45 Matthew D. Morrison | Blacksound and Blackface in British and American Popular Culture Details to follow
