Folklore and Ethnomusicology Department
As part of an Indiana University conference on black experiences in rock music, the producer of the Tony Award-winning musical Passing Strange will speak after a screening of a filmed version of the production.
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As part of an Indiana University conference on black experiences in rock music, James Spooner, the producer of the award-winning film Afro-Punk, will speak after a screening of his documentary.
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A professor and an alumnus of Indiana University's Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology have been selected to share one of the most venerated awards in their field, the Chicago Folklore Prize.
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An academic conference Nov. 13-14 at IU Bloomington, "Reclaiming the Right to Rock: Black Experiences in Rock Music," brings together black rock musicians from different generations and regions with music critics and scholars to discuss the socio-political history, musical developments and the future of the genre.
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Pravina Shukla, an associate professor of folklore and ethnomusicology at Indiana University, has been awarded the 2009 Millia Davenport Publication Award given by the Costume Society of America for her book The Grace of Four Moons: Dress, Adornment, and the Art of the Body in Modern India (2008, Indiana University Press).
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Tributes continue to celebrate the life of pop star and musical icon Michael Jackson, who died last week (June 25) at the age of 50. Three Indiana University experts on popular music are available to discuss the Indiana native's life and musical legacy. Glenn Gass is a professor at IU's Jacobs School of Music and author of the first for-credit course at any music school or conservatory on the history of rock 'n' roll. Portia Maultsby is a professor in IU's Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology and director of the Archives of African American Music and Culture. Charles Sykes, director of IU's African American Arts Institute and an adjunct professor of folklore and ethnomusicology, developed the first for-credit college course on the Motown Record Corp.
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