The Message is in the Music
SLC 2010 Womens History Conference: The Message is in the Music: Hip Hop Feminism, Riot Grrrl, Latina Music, and More
Friday, March 5, 2010
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Heimbold Visual Arts Center
The Message is in the Music: Hip Hop Feminism, Riot Grrrl, Latina Music, and More
Keynote Speaker: Carmen Ashhurst, former president of Def Jam Recordings, and Rush Communications and author of the forthcoming Selling My Brothers: The Movement, The Media and Me.
Music has long served social movements as a soundtrack, as a means of communication, and as its own arena for activism. While multiple generations of feminists have used music in these ways, it has played especially vital roles for those born since the 1970s. This conference will explore the ways in which young feminists have defined and expressed politics through music and musical cultures and communities. Among the questions we will ponder are: How does music reflect sites of agreement and conflict among different groups of feminists? How have movements like Riot Grrrl and Hip Hop feminism attracted young women to feminist activism? How do young feminists’ uses of music compare with those of earlier generations?
To view the conference schedule or register online, please visit the following link: http://www.slc.edu/graduate/programs/womens-history/conference/index.html
Sponsored by: Women’s History Graduate Program