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Songs of Social Protest Conference: University of Limerick, Ireland.
Day 1 – April 29th 2015 After the long trip from South Wales to Limerick, the first thing that struck me with the University of Limerick is its size and beauty. I was at the university to give a paper … Continue reading
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Tagged Canzone d'autore, chicano, Conference, here lies love, imelda markos, italy, Oy Division, protest, protest song, punk, riot girl, this is love, university of limerick, yiddish music
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Sting and the Protest Song
I am presenting a paper relating to my Sting book in Limerick this month at a conference on music and protest. Here is an early draft of what I will be speaking about Introduction This paper will provide an overview … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Musicology, Sting
Tagged Arthur Koestler, Band Aid, Cueca, e Human Rights Concerts, George Lipsitz, Ghosts in the machine, Graceland, Human Rights Now! concerts, murder by numbers, Participation of Hope tour, paul carr, Paul Simon, Pinochet, protest song, sting, Synchronicity, The Rainforest Foundation, They Dance Alone, We Work The Black Seam, William Blake
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