Atlanta: Musiqology at the ASALH Centennial

This week is the Centennial convening of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). The 100 year old organization was founded by famed scholar, Carter G. Woodson. Established in 1915 as the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, ASALH remains steadfastly dedicated to “speaking a fundamental truth to the world–that Africans and peoples of African descent are makers of history and co-workers in what W. E. B. Du Bois called, ‘The Kingdom of Culture.'”

So if you are in Atlanta be sure to register and attend the conference. And don’t worry, we’ve already pre-selected some “don’t miss” panels for you. If you can’t make it be sure to follow ASALH on twitter at @ASALH.

The first features several Musiqology regular contributors, a Musiqology Advisory Board Member, and Musiqology’s Managing Editor.

#BarakaASALH Baraka’s Blues People At 50: Race, Rhythm, and Views in the Study of African American Music Culture Today
Fri, Sep 25, 12:00 to 1:45pm, Sheraton Atlanta Hotel, 1, Georgia 2

Regina Bradley (@redclayscholar), Armstrong University and Musiqology Advisory Board Member

Fredara M. Hadley (@fredaraMareva), Oberlin College and Musiqology Managing Editor

Birgitta Johnson (@DrBirgittaSays), University of South Carolina and Musiqology Contributor

Alisha Lola Jones (@move_and_shake), Indiana University and Musiqology Contributor

Aja Burrell Wood (@alwaysaja), The New School/Brooklyn College and Musiqology Contributor

Black Women Ethnomusicologists rocking the Society for Ethnomusicology 59th Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh. From left to right: Alisha Lola Jones, Lauren Eldridge, Regina Bradley, Portia Maultsby, Fredara M. Hadley, Aja Burrell Wood, and Birgitta Johnson.

Other Notable Music Related Panels include:

Preserving the Beats: Collecting Hip Hop and House Music
Fri, Sep 25, 10:00 to 11:50am, Sheraton Atlanta Hotel, Level 1, Atlanta 1

Chair: Aaisha Haykal, Chicago State University

Discussants:

Timothy Anne Burnside, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture

Andrea Jackson, Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

Charles Matlock, The Modern Dance Music Research and Archiving Foundation

Chianta Dorsey, Amistad Research Center

Lauren G. Lowery, Modern Dance Music and Archiving Foundation

Who Stole the Soul?’: Black Music and the Struggle for Empowerment in the Twentieth Century
Fri, Sep 25, 4:45 to 6:45pm, Sheraton Atlanta Hotel, Capital Ballroom North

Chair: Fanon Che Wilkins, Doshisha University

Individual Submissions:

Michelle R. Scott, University of Maryland Baltimore County

Scot Brown, University of California Los Angeles

Portia Maultsby, Indiana University

James Mtume, Grammy Award winning Music Legend