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> THE RHYTHMS OF CULTURE: DANCING TO LAS AMERICAS
> An International Research Conference
> on Popular Musics in Latin(o) America
>
> March 21-22, 1997
> University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
>
> This research conference will draw together musicians,
> professors, students, music collectors, and cultural
> workers from the U.S., Canada, and Latin America
> interested in the study of Latino/a popular musics in
> the Americas. As we witness emerging interdisciplinary
> and cultural studies approaches to this topic, it seems
> fitting to meet at this critical juncture and assess the
> state of the field. Faculty members, graduate students,
> musicians, musical collectors, and cultural workers are
> invited to submit proposals for individual papers,
> panels, and/or workshops.
Proposals/presentations welcomed in *Spanish or English*
>
> Topics include but are not limited to:
>
> * Music in the Diaspora
> * Race, Ethnicity, Class and Gender
> * Transnational Movements in Music
> * Dance and the Politics of Performance
> * Music and Memory
> * Folklore, Ritual Musics and Popular Musics
> * Popular Music and the Media
> * Popular Music and Social Movements
> * Nationalism and Music
> * Orality, Historicity and Identity
> * Exploring Methodologies
> * Music and Globalization
>
> Please submit one page abstracts (three copies)
> postmarked by October 15, 1996 to:
>
> Rhythms of Culture Conference
> c/o Latino/a Studies Program
> 410G Mason Hall
> University of Michigan
> Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1027
>
> All inquiries should be sent to:
> latino.popular.musics@umich.edu
>
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