The Jandoli Institute鈥檚 next music and social justice forum will focus on punk music鈥檚 ability to question corporate behavior. The forum will take place on Zoom on Monday, March 15, starting at 7 p.m.
The Jandoli Institute鈥檚 next music and social justice forum will focus on punk music鈥檚 ability to question corporate behavior. The forum will take place on Zoom on Monday, March 15, starting at 7 p.m.
鈥淧unk music grew from working class angst in England, and it still carries messages related to inequality, hypocrisy and the struggles of neglected groups,鈥 said Paul Ziek, chair of the Department of Media, Communications, and Visual Arts at Pace University.
Ziek, who will lead the discussion, said many of today鈥檚 punk bands have been able to 鈥渃all-out鈥 the actions of corporations, especially as they relate to social issues. His presentation will focus on the band Rise Against and its ability to engage fans and the public on topics such as child labor, corporate greed, environmental misconduct and abuse of power.
The presentation, part of the institute鈥檚 鈥淪harp Notes, Sharp Thoughts鈥 series, will be followed by an online discussion with:
- Alex R Gillham, an assistant professor of philosophy at St. Bonaventure University. Gillham鈥檚 research focuses on topics in ethics, ancient philosophy and philosophy of religion. He is particularly interested in the connection between music, identity and morality.
- , a musician, producer and cultural arts educator. Freeman is a faculty member at Pace University鈥檚 Department of Media, Communication and Visual Arts and Director of Education for Brooklyn Raga Massive. He also serves on the board of The Association of Teaching Artists.
- , an associate professor in the Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University and executive director of the Jandoli Institute. He writes and comments regularly on the intersection of music and public policy. During his career as a journalist, he covered rock鈥檔鈥檙oll for several years before establishing himself as a political reporter.
- , an archivist at Media Transfer Service in Rochester and host of a weekly podcast, Street Corner Talking. As station manager and music director at 88.3 W天涯社区官网-FM, he interviewed professional musicians, celebrities and athletes. They included Stephen Stills, Judy Collins, Louis Anderson, Doug Flutie, Dr. Oz, Jimmy Page and many others.
To register for the March 15 forum, complete the institute鈥檚 online .
The Jandoli Institute launched 鈥淪harp Notes, Sharp Thoughts鈥 in October to explore the connection between music and social justice. The institute developed the project in collaboration with the Department of Media, Communications, and Visual Arts at Pace University. Through the project, scholars, musicians, journalists and others show how music has been 鈥 and can continue to be 鈥 a positive tool for social change.
Previous forums have explored how today鈥檚 society should view the Band鈥檚 1969 song 鈥淭he Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,鈥 the Jazz and People鈥檚 Movement which brought attention to African American jazz musicians in the 1970s, and the role musicians鈥 fans can play in promoting social justice.
The institute serves as a forum for academic research, creative ideas and discussion on the intersection between media and democracy. The institute, accessible at , is part of the Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University.
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