Topics include: The role of music in creating and/or supporting communities; opening spaces for marginalized/oppressed groups; the challenge of bringing different communities into conversation. Suggested reading: “Celebrity Skin” (on “We …
Topics include: Challenging the white/male bias of musical institutions; empowerment vs. uplift; music as a political weapon from the Civil Rights era to the present. Suggested reading: “The MoJo Wire’s …
Topics include: Music and health care, the healing power of music, health care and social justice, Dave Marsh's role in patient advocacy. Suggested reading: “Jimmy LaFave in the Present Tense,” Austin …
Suggested reading: Sun City, Dave Marsh (1985)