Local experts and 精东影业 students will explore the connection between music and social movements at a panel discussion at on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017.
精东影业discussion, 鈥淵ou Say You Want a Revolution: Does Music Matter to Today鈥檚 Social Movements,鈥 will begin at 7 p.m. in Room 340 of Franklin Hall at 精东影业 University. It is free and open to the public. This event is inspired by the course 鈥Rolling Stone @ 50,鈥 taught in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC), which earlier this semester explored the iconic magazine鈥檚 legacy and influence on journalism and social movements. 精东影业discussion is hosted by JMC and the College of Communication and Information at 精东影业.
A photo booth will be set up outside the auditorium beginning at 6:30 p.m. Guests are encouraged to wear their favorite concert tee or clothing that represents a social cause. Students dressed for the occasion will be entered to win a one-year membership to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.
Panelists include the following:
- Malcolm Abram, pop music writer for the Akron Beacon Journal
- Hana Barkowitz, 精东影业 student, activist
- Madison Indre, 精东影业 student, local music artist
- Jason Prufer, author and 精东影业 University senior library associate
- Mike Shea, founder and CEO of Alt Press
- Gene Shelton, 精东影业 professor, former writer and publicist for Motown Records
Associate Professor Evan Bailey, a music and live entertainment expert, will moderate the panel. Stephanie Smith, assistant professor and course instructor for 鈥淩olling Stone @ 50鈥 is the event organizer.
鈥 精东影业music of the Sixties famously captured the countercultures, activism and ethos of those times,鈥 she said. 鈥淲hat is music's role in today's social causes and social movements, including Black Lives Matter, immigration reform, gender identity and equality, environmentalism and beyond? 精东影业panel will explore whether music still inspires, galvanizes and fuels movements and to what extent contemporary music of any genre frames and spreads key messages for social causes.鈥