Lecture series: MASSmcr Lecture series 2020/21 "Sound Systems", Manchester / on-line
MASSmcr is pleased to announce its 2020/21 Lecture series: sound systems. For the series, the title is not just to be understood in reference to mobile music systems from various cultures but also with regard to well functioning (or not so well functioning) systems related to musical practices: modes of production, performance and reception/consumption. We have invited speakers from various disciplines to discuss aspects of sound systems: musicologists, sociologists, musicians, DJs, archivists and historians. The talks will take place every third Thursday of the month, starting off on 17th December and running through to June 2020.MASSmcr (Manchester Metropolitan University) is pleased to announce its 2020/21 Lecture series: sound systems. For the series, the title is not just to be understood in reference to mobile music systems from various cultures but also with regard to well functioning (or not so well functioning) systems related to musical practices: modes of production, performance and reception/consumption. We have invited speakers from various disciplines to discuss aspects of sound systems: musicologists, sociologists, musicians, DJs, archivists and historians. The talks will take place every third Thursday of the month, starting off on 17th December and running through to June 2021.