I'm Not Gonna Spend My Life Being A Color
Submitted by admin on Mon, Oct 19, 2009 - 11:23 am – No commentsWhat is popular music? Is it white or black? Do African American practices become more “white” as they enter the music economy? Or does the extended reign of hip-hop indicate that, really, pop music has just been “black” all along? Is there a racial connotation to the notion of the “mainstream”? As the King of Pop and oft-discussed racial chameleon, Michael Jackson is perfectly poised as a figure through which to investigate these questions.
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This is Not It: Recognizing Michael Jackson(TM) In What Remains
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Who's Bad?: Michael Jackson's Movements
Submitted by admin on Sun, Oct 11, 2009 - 11:02 am – Comments disabledMeghan Pugh, PhD Candidate, UC Berkeley English Department, explores Jackson's dancing in the context of debates about race, gender, and American dance history. Jackson drew on a rich tradition of black vernacular dancing stretching back to the nineteenth-century, when Billy Kersands first did the Virginia Essence—the sliding, backwards step Jackson would make his own as the moonwalk—on the minstrel stage. Jackson also channeled the thrusting pelvis and wobbly hips of Elvis, a white man famous for singing like a black man.
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Michael Jackson: Critical Reflection on a Life & a Phenomenon
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Date:
Thursday, October 1, 2009 - 3:00pm - 6:00pm
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ATTENDED!
VIDEO OF THE PRESENTATIONS WILL BE INCLUDED SOON!!
MICHAEL JACKSON: CRITICAL REFLECTION ON A LIFE & A PHENOMENON
A symposium sponsored by the Center for Race and Gender, UC Berkeley
New Location:
BECHTEL ENGINEERING CENTER
SIBLEY AUDITORIUM
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Scholars & artists reflect on the legacy of Michael Jackson on performance & artistry, racial & sexual politics, and cultural representations. Featuring the following presenters:
