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"I Want To Take You Higher": Popular Music Museums As Social Fields For Legitimizing Popular Music Memories, Olivia Paige Zinn
"I Want To Take You Higher": Popular Music Museums As Social Fields For Legitimizing Popular Music Memories, Olivia Paige Zinn
Senior Projects Spring 2023
This paper is an ethnographic and interview-based study of popular music museums in the United States. I observed that curatorial practices in pop music museums aligned with two major goals -- education and entertainment. These curatorial practices worked within the goals of the social field of museums as well as responded to the legacy of cultural hierarchy. I ultimately find that popular music museums are sites for legitimizing Americans' memories of and taste for popular music, rather than merely sites of music history education or entertainment.
A "Third Dimension": The Art Of "Fusing" Arabic Music And Jazz, Grace Molinaro
A "Third Dimension": The Art Of "Fusing" Arabic Music And Jazz, Grace Molinaro
Senior Projects Fall 2023
Senior project submitted to the Division of Social Studies of Bard College.
The fusion of Arabic music and jazz has been surging in recent years, especially with the rise of global music streaming platforms yielding increased accessibility to different art forms and traditions of music. Musicians approach this "fusion" from a variety of angles and musical backgrounds, depending on their goals, training and vision unique to their own context. This paper examines the work of four Arab and Arab American musicians who create music that can be considered a fusion of Arabic music and jazz, investigating the music making process …
Punk In Translation: A Music And Fashion History Of Punk, Estela A. Quiñones
Punk In Translation: A Music And Fashion History Of Punk, Estela A. Quiñones
Senior Projects Fall 2023
Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.