Michael Jackson: Critical Reflection On A Life & A Phenomenon
10.01.2009| 3:00 – 6:00 PM | Sibley Auditorium, Bechtel Engineering Center
Scholars and artists reflect on the legacy of Michael Jackson on performance & artistry, racial & sexual politics, and cultural representations. Featuring National Poetry Slam Champion, BLAIR.
PROGRAM:
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
Event co-sponsored by the UC Berkeley Center for Race & Gender, Department of Music, Theater, Dance & Performance Studies, Department of Rhetoric, Department of Gender & Women's Studies, Beatrice Bain Research Group, and African American Studies.