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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:
Panel A: DON'T STOP 'TIL YOU GET ENOUGH: ARTISTRY, LEGACY, & PERFORMANCE
Michael Jackson: The Original Post Racial Soul Brother
Dr. Rickey Vincent, San Francisco City College
Who's Bad? : Michael Jackson's Movements
Megan Pugh, UC Berkeley
Profit Without Honor: Michael Jackson In and Out of America, 1984-2009
Regina Arnold, Stanford University
I'm Not Gonna Spend My Life Being A Color
Prof. Tamara Roberts, UC Berkeley
Panel B: MAN IN THE MIRROR: RACE, SEXUALITY, & REPRESENTATION
'Working Day and Night': Performing Black Manhood as the King of Pop
Prof. Andreana Clay, San Francisco State University
This is Not It: Recognizing Michael Jackson TM In What Remains
Seth Clark Silberman
Michael, Michael, On The Line
Cecilia Cissell Lucas, UC Berkeley
Also featuring Blair, an award winning Urban Folk, Afro-Punk, Poet, Singer, Songwriter from Detroit who is completing a collection of poetry reflecting on Michael Jackson.
Join us for this exciting multimedia event!
Generously co-sponsored by the Department of Rhetoric, Gender & Women's Studies, Beatrice Bain Research Group, African American Studies, Department of Music, and Department of Theater, Dance, & Performance Studies.
