The Art and Ambivalence of Afropolitan Patriotism: Making Malian Music in Times of Celebration and Crisis - Thursdays at Four Presentation by Ryan Skinner October 11, 2012

Ryan Skinner considers the contested idea of the nation and the political society it qualifies in contemporary Mali, from the celebration of the country's fiftieth year of independence (2010) to the recent coup d'état (2012) and the manifold crises it has engendered and exacerbated. He will examine the patriotic expressions of an urban music culture that he describes as "Afropolitan," rooted in a postcolonial city and routed through its global diasporas.

Ryan Thomas Skinner is an Assistant Professor of Music and African American Studies at The Ohio State University.

Organized by the Global Cultures group of Quadrant.

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