March 28: In the Break (1)
The fifth meeting of the Sound Studies Working Group will be held on Wednesday, March 28, from 1 – 3 PM in the Stoeckel Hall Faculty Lounge. The lounge is located on the 2nd floor of Stoeckel Hall, just past room 201.
For this session, and the next, we will be reading Fred Moten’s In the Break. For this meeting, our focus is on the Introduction and Chapter 1, with some supplementary readings. Next session, on Wednesay, April 25 will cover Chapter 2 and 3. A link to the reading is available below:
Supplementary reading/listening:
- Intro to Sadiya Hartman’s Scenes of Subjection
- Jacques Derrida, “Law of Genre”
- Cecil Taylor, Chinampas
- Billy Strayhorn sings Lush Life
We will have plenty of food and drink and conversation. All are welcome to attend, even if you haven’t completed the readings. Join us!
