| Dr. Leslie C. Gay Jr., associate professor of ethnomusicology at the University of Tennessee, will present a lecture titled “Karrierekanonen and Danish Rock: Cultural Politics, Global Markets, and Artistic Expressiveness,” Thursday, April 7 at 4:30 p.m.
The event will take place in the Center for Popular Music located in the Mass Communication Building on the MTSU campus.
The presentation will focus on musical globalization, particularly the influence of English-language rock on Danish popular music. Today, many contemporary Danish rock musicians compose and perform in English, inspiring a variety of responses, both positive and negative, Gay contends.
Attempting to return music to its native language, music lovers and scholars alike launched a project known as Karrrierekanonen, a collaboration between the Ministry of Culture’s Rock Council and Dansk Radio. The people behind this movement hope to bring about new artistic expressiveness, as artists strive to reclaim their native tongue, Gay notes.
The event is part of MTSU Scholar’s Week and is free and open to the public. |
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