Society for Ethnomusicology, Northwest Chapter, February 5, 2005

University of Washington (Seattle), School of Music

http://depts.washington.edu/ethmusic/semnw.html

8:30 a.m. – Registration, coffee & pastry (Music Building, room 213)

($5 registration for students; $10 for faculty and independent scholars)

9:00 - Paper Session #1 – Hidden Narratives in Popular Music and Film

Marie Agatha Ozah (University of Pittsburgh) – "Fela Anikulapo Kuti: Music and Gender"

Franya Berkman (Lewis and Clark College) - "Universal Consciousness: A Coltrane Counter-Narrative"

Eric Hung and Lindsay Jackson (Westminster Choir College of Rider University) - "Why Did Marcel Die Twice? Masquerade, Pop Music and Secrecy in Ozon's 8 Femmes"

10:45 - Break

11:00 - Video - Rob Carroll (University of Washington) - "¡Viva la Gaita!: Musical Tradition and Regional Identity in Maracaibo, Venezuela"

12:15 - Lunch in "fishbowl" (first floor lounge)

1:15 - Business meeting

1:45 - Paper Session #2 – Transcending Musical Boundaries

Nicole Vickers (University of Alberta) - "Symbols and Meaning in Music: Communication in the University of Alberta West African Music Ensemble"

Julia Day (Lewis and Clark College) - "Bridging Cultures: The Role of Hindi Film Music in Portland's Indian Student Community"

Kim Kobayashi (University of British Columbia) - "Women in Taiko"

3:30 - Break

3:45 - Panel discussion - What are the essential components of today's Ethnomusicology curriculum? What constitutes meaningful training for ethnomusicological scholarship given changes in the discipline over the past 20 years? (Participants include Michael Tenzer (University of British Columbia), Franya Berkman (Lewis and Clark College), Sean Williams (The Evergreen State College), Ter Ellingson, Shannon Dudley, Gabe Skoog, and Jill Johnson (University of Washington)

5:00 - Adjourn to Pub

(For your evening’s entertainment, we’ll provide attendees with a list of performances going on around town.)

UW north-central campus map: http://www.washington.edu/home/maps/northcentral.html

Suggested lodgings close to the UW campus:

University Inn - http://www.universityinnseattle.com/

College Inn (4000 University Way) - http://www.collegeinnseattle.com/

Watertown Hotel - http://www.watertownseattle.com/

Silver Cloud Inn (5036 25th Avenue NE) - http://www.scinns.com/universi.htm