Exchange, Appreciation, Appropriation or Assimilation

press release:  MADISON PUBLIC PHILOSOPHY

Exchange, Appreciation, Appropriation or Assimilation

Sunday, October 29, 2:30pm

Sound Out Loud and Madison Public Philosophy are teaming up to present an interactive exploration of cultural exchange, appreciation, appropriation and assimilation in music, from Debussy to “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.” Audience members will hear live music performed by Sound Out Loud accompanied by historical analysis from a UW-Madison musicologist Andrea Fowler. After the performances, Madison Public Philosophy will lead a discussion about the musical examples. Audience members will be asked to decide which of the following categories the examples fall into: exchange, appropriation, appreciation, and assimilation.