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Africana Studies
Black Music and Culture: The Past, Present, and Future with Dr. Bill Banfield
Dr. Bill Banfield
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Join us for a landmark conversation with Dr. Bill Banfield, the visionary who founded the Africana Studies Center at Berklee College of music, which is now celebrating 15 years. He'll be interviewed by Dr. Emmett G. Price III, founding dean of the Africana Studies Division (which evolved from the Center), in a discussion that dives deep into:
- How Banfield birthed and incubated the original Africana Studies initiative at Berklee
- The evolution of the Africana Studies Center over its 15-year history
- The pedagogical and methodological innovations brought to Berklee through this work
- What the present moment demands for both teachers and students of Black music and culture