LINES OF THE DAY

". . . But the past does not exist independently from the present. Indeed, the past is only past because there is a present, just as I can point to something over there only because I am here. But nothing is inherently over there or here. In that sense, the past has no content. The past -- or more accurately, pastness -- is a position. Thus, in no way can we identify the past as past." p. 15

". . . But we may want to keep in mind that deeds and words are not as distinguishable as often we presume. History does not belong only to its narrators, professional or amateur. While some of us debate what history is or was, others take it into their own hands." p. 153

Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History (1995) by Michel-Rolph Trouillot

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

If You're In NYC November 27 - "Listen Again" NYU Roundtable




This is a function connected to the Experience Music Project, the annual conference held in Seattle every spring. There's going to be food and drink and lots of opportunity to meet, greet and schmooze. Was invited to forward this invitation, so I'm not being indiscreet.

"Listen Again" NYU Roundtable Event Nov 27 @ 7:30 pm

The Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music at Tisch School of the Arts, New York University cordially invites you to attend LISTEN AGAIN

A Roundtable Event on Pop Music, Past and Present with Today's Top Music Critics, Journalists and Scholars celebrating the new Duke University Press release Listen Again: a Momentary History of Pop Music, edited by Eric Weisbard.

FEATURING:



  • David Brackett

  • Franklin Bruno

  • Daphne Carr

  • Henry Chalfant

  • Holly George-Warren

  • Jason King

  • W.T. Lhamon, Jr.

  • Greil Marcus

  • Benjamin Melendez

  • Mark Anthony Neal

  • Ned Sublette

  • Steve Waksman

  • Eric Weisbard

WHEN: TUESDAY NOVEMBER 27, 7:30-9:30 pm


WHERE: Studio 914, The Kimmel Center for University Life, New York University, 60 Washington Square South at LaGuardia Place and the South end of Washington Square Park www.nyu.edu/kimmel.center


Admission is free, but RSVP is required.


RESERVATION AND INFO LINE: (212) 992 8405


Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Venue is wheelchair-accessible, with a wheelchair-accessible bathroom.


Picture ID is required for entrance to the building.

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