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Women, Rock! & Politics
May 30-31, 2008


*presenters click here for travel/lodging info & here for Athens Restaurant guide*

Please register for this conference (it's free!) by emailing momolly@uga.edu with your name and contact information.

*Help us spread the word! Download a poster to hang in your office or around town*

*presentation times are subject to change, so check back for updates*

Friday, May 30 @ Edge Hall, Hugh Hodgson School of Music, UGA
5:00pm Opening Reception
5:30pm Chris Cuomo, Welcome & Introductions
University of Georgia
6:00pm Fred Maus, “52 Girls” A Talk on the women of the B52s
University of Virginia
7:15pm Lesley Feracho, University of Georgia
Contesting the Nation: Women and Rock in Latin America
Saturday, May 31 @ Tasty World, downtown Athens
12:00pm Bagels & Coffee
1:00pm Girls Rock Camps Collective, Creativity, Community & Confidence through Rock & Roll
2:15pm

Rocking the Margins

Matt Jones, University of Georgia
(Re)discovering the Music of Judee Sill

Sarah Cozort, Middle Tennessee State University
Women in Experimental Music

3:00pm Break
3:15pm Stella Pace, Georgia College & State University
Riot Grrrl Self-Esteem Now: A Multimedia Performance
4:00pm

Hip/Hop Feminisms

Ebony Noelle Golden, New York University
Sonic Soul: Erykah Badu’s Performance Practice

Sarah Young Ngoh, University of Louisville
Representations of Black Motherhood in Hip/Hop & R&B Music

Marnie Binfield, University of Texas
Women’s Contributions to ‘Conscious Rap’
5:45pm Break
6:00pm Gretchen Phillips, Keynote Talk/Performance
My Life in Music
9:00pm After-Party @ Tasty World with guest dj Melissa York
* free to get in * cash bar *
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