Volosinov, Marxism and the Philosophy of Language (Harvard 1986 (1929)) « Language acquires life and historically evolves precisely here, in concrete verbal communication, and not in the abstract linguistic system of language forms, nor in the individual psyche of speakers »  95        “Each and every word expresses the « one » in relation to the [...]

Industries culturelles, critique idéologique, théorie de l’articulation À lire avant le cours : Teodor Adorno & Max Horkheimer, « L’industrie culturelle » Walter Benjamin, « L’oeuvre d’art à l’époque de sa reproduction mécanisée » Les marchandises culturelles sont comme les autres marchandises: ils sont à vendre et la source de leur valeur est cachée, écart entre [...]

This program is made possible by: Culture Populisme Préjugés Populaire (“mainstream”) Pop Jouer avec les mots c’est un jeu sérieux… Gadamer:  “You have to listen to words.  I have often told my students that they must develop an ear for the implications of the words they use.” (“Culture and Media”) La démarche “keywords” de Raymond [...]

« Tradi-moderne » ou « techno-trad » ? Congotronics et le plaisir de la distorsion Conférence donnée lors du colloque “Patrimoines musicaux : circulation et contacts”, oct. 28-31 2009, Faculté de Musique, Université de Montréal Distorted wave forms Guitar with fuzz Source: wikipedia Sound of Distortion Source: wikipedia Kabuangoyi Kasai All-Stars (Congotronics 2) Johannes Fabian [...]

Keeping Places and the Politics of Repatriation Articles by : Peter Toner Under the present conditions of neoliberal regimes of power, in which cultural property is managed (and sometimes commodified) and cultural rights are asserted, indigenous peoples have been concerned with protecting what is distinctive about their cultures and seeking greater autonomy to control it. [...]

Cosmopolitanism Revisited By Martin Roberts I don’t want to be Japanese. I want to be a citizen of the world. It sounds very hippie but I like that.—Ryuichi Sakamoto, quoted in David Toop, Ocean of Sound: 192. Although the cosmopolitan is often regarded as an emblematic figure of modernity, cosmopolitanism has existed for millennia: the [...]

Le travail de la terre: symbole d’un héritage métisse (afro-américain, acadien, américain) By Phil Hayward Heritage is broad term that essentially means the totality of that which is inherited from preceding individuals, generations and/or societies. There are substantial overlaps of the term with the broader one of tradition, although the latter is often understood to [...]