Moderators
Rhodes College
Charles L. Hughes is a historian based in Memphis, Tennessee. He is the author of two books, Country Soul: Making Music and Making Race in the American South and Why Bushwick Bill Matters, as well as numerous articles. He co-edits (with Jessica Hopper) the American Music Series at...
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Speakers
Research Fellow, Northwestern University
Old Hits Verzuz New Technology: How a Pandemic Ushered Legacy Artists into the Clout EconomyThis presentation focuses on the live streaming event called Verzuz, the webcast concert series created by Hip-Hop music producers Timbaland and Swizz Beatz. Drawing on empirical data from...
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Professor of English, Florida State University
Dolly Parton in the Pandemic: New Constructions of Authenticity and Transmedia StorytellingThis paper examines why Dolly Parton has emerged as such a resonant artist in the COVID-19 pandemic, with press coverage of her calling her a “patron saint” who has tried to save the world...
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Instructor / Writer, University of New Mexico
TB Blues: Infectious disease and health communication in pop musicSongs confronting COVID-19 were prominent in 2020. One of the biggest pandemic sonic successes was “Ghen Cô Vy” an adaptation of an already-popular song written by Khắc Hưng and sung by Vietnamese pop act MIN...
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“Maldito Coronavirus!” Mapping the Musical Responses to the Covid Pandemic Across Latin AmericaThe Covid pandemic has been a profoundly sonic experience. Mr. Cumbia released his ubiquitous “La Cumbia del Coronavirus” on January 22, 2020, a week before the World Health Organization...
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“Maldito Coronavirus!” Mapping the Musical Responses to the Covid Pandemic Across Latin AmericaThe Covid pandemic has been a profoundly sonic experience. Mr. Cumbia released his ubiquitous “La Cumbia del Coronavirus” on January 22, 2020, a week before the World Health Organization...
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