The Department of Anthropology is delighted to have Dr. Steven Feld, a Distinguished Ethnomusicologist, Anthropologist and Linguist, visit the University of Alberta from September 24-26. He will be giving a talk entitled Honk Horn Music and the Sounds of Modernity in Accra
on September 24 at Telus Centre Lecture Theatre 150. On Friday, September 26, he will present an academic lecture called Nostalgia and Modernity: From New Guinea to Appalachia by Way of 9/11.
Dr. Feld will be available to talk about his cultural advocacy work in the roundtable/open house to be held at the Center for Ethnomusicology (Arts 3-47) on Thursday at 2 pm. All undergrad, grad students and profs who would care to drop by would be most welcome.
Dr. Feld was featured in an Edmonton Journal article on Tuesday, September 23. Please visit http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/features/festivals/story.html?id=f4360c45-26b3-40a5-9fd6-0b063ed16b54 if you would like to read it.
Schedule of Events:
Centenary Distinguished Public Lecture by Dr. Steven Feld
Wednesday, September 24
Cartet - A Musical Vehicular Ensemble
7:00pm Wednesday, September 24, Parking Lot Z (between the Telus Centre, the Timms Centre and the Fine Arts Building)
This live pre-lecture performance, conducted by the composer, Mr. Bill Damur, features the scintillating voices of four motorized vehicles.
Performed to acclaim at the Edmonton Works Festival, Cartet is a sonic celebration to set the stage for Dr. Steven Feld's first lecture
Honk Horn Music and the Sounds of Modernity in Accra
7:30pm Wednesday, September 24, Telus Centre Lecture Theatre 150
Free Admission; Send an e-mail to reserve your space to lorna.arndt@ualberta.ca or leave a message at telephone 780.492.7887
Centenary Distinguished Academic Lecture by Dr. Steven Feld
Friday, September 26
Sound Recording and Cultural Advocacy in a New Guinea Rainforest, Thirty-Three Years On…
3:00pm Friday, September 26, Business Building Room 1-9, University of Alberta
The Department of Anthropology invites you to a reception to follow in the Arts Student Lounge