The conference explores relationships between popular music and the state, including how music reinforces or challenges state power, interactions with artists and industries, and engagements through government policies.
As the United States commemorates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the conference contemplates relationships between music and the state. It addresses questions such as how popular music has reinforced or challenged state power, how the state has interacted with artists, audiences, and industries, how government agencies have promoted, preserved, or censored musical expression, and how communities have engaged with state structures through popular music. The event includ
Topics & Focus Areas
popular musicmusicologystate powergovernment policies
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