St. John's College and the UBC School of Music Presentation
Rock 'n' Resistance: Explorations in Social Movements and Popular Music Series
Monday, January 15
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Folk: Regular Folks Recurrent Memories
Talk & Songs: Kevin Hutchings, Folk Singer, Professor of English at UNBC
Kevin will speak and sing about William Blake, the revolutionary poet who inspired other progressive icons like The Doors and Patti Smith.
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Upcoming Events
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Thursday, January 25
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Rock, Pop, Soul
Presentation: David Brackett, Professor of Music at McGill University
Monday, February 5
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Blues: Southern Legacies on the Colour Line
Presentation: Rick Halpern, Professor of History at the University of Toronto
Thursday, February 15
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Punk: Keeping Up the Fight during the Conservative Era
Discussion & Songs: Joey Keighley, Member of D.O.A,
Author of I, Shithead – A Life in Punk
Jeff Keighley, Shithead’s brother, former president of the Canadian Auto Workers in BC, driving force behind the Word Peace Forum
Thursday, March 15
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Pop: Ironies of a Material Girl
Ellie Hisama, Columbia University
For more information on this series contact:
Dr. Ingo Schmidt (604) 522-3323
Official Website: http://www.stjohns.ubc.ca/PublicEvents.stm
Added by jmv on November 30, 2006