Eighth annual Mandel Lecture in the Humanities Series
Eighth annual Mandel Lecture in the Humanities Series Dr. Daphne Brooks discussed protest music in America and the struggle for Black freedom at the eighth annual Mandel Lectures in the Humanities Series at Brandeis University. Brooks spoke on the work and legacy of two former slaves and how their music impacted future artists. “By following the creative, the experimental, and the intellectual intimacies of our 19th century forebears, Wiggins and Sheppard … [unsettle and undo] the very economy of the protest music tradition,” said Brooks. Thomas Wiggins, also known as “Blind T...
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