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Friday, August 22, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
U2 Academic Conference: Exploring The Music, Work and Influence of U2 | May 13-15, 2009, NYC
"Considering the enormous success and influence U2 has had during their 30+ year career in the worlds of music, live entertainment, popular culture, humanitarian work and the global politics of peace and social justice, we think a critical mass of interest exists for bringing together people from various fields to discuss the music, work and influence of U2. We’re looking forward to having the first academic conference on U2."
Scholars, teachers, students, journalists, clergy, musicians and intellectually curious U2 fans: for more than 30 years, U2 has asked us to look at the world, wrestle with ourselves and then dream out loud. From “I Will Follow” and “Running to Stand Still,” to “The Wanderer,” “Walk On,” and “One Step Closer,” U2 has charted the human heart and the ways of the world, calling out some of their more dynamic points of intersection. While doing so, they have created what Bruce Springsteen described as "some of the most beautiful sonic architecture in rock and roll."
A band of paradoxes, ironies, ambition and sincerity, their influence in the worlds of music, entertainment, popular culture, humanitarian relief and the global politics of peace and social justice should be the stuff of spirited conversation. Hype? Feedback? Or the real thing? Come join the conversation as we see what U2 has done.
The following list of works is offered as a courtesy for those researching U2 or for those simply wishing to learn more about the band. This list contains major books and essays about U2, with only select magazine or newspaper articles. Entries are listed alphabetically by author’s last name. Inclusion on this list does not imply specific endorsement of the particular work.
Please click here to open the U2 Bibliography in a new window.
Please click here to download the
U2 Bibliography as a PDF.
U2: The Hype and The Feedback is the first conference to examine U2’s considerable catalog of music as well as their influence in the areas of the music and entertainment industry, popular culture, humanitarian relief and the global politics of peace and social justice.
We invite proposals for papers, presentations or panels on any topic relating to the music, work or influence of U2 that would appeal to an audience of scholars, students, journalists, musicians and intellectually curious U2 fans.
We encourage proposals from established or independent scholars; faculty, graduate or undergraduate students; journalists, critics,
musicians and fans.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
‘Black genocide’
Protesters want the NAACP to speak up on the slaughter of unborn African-Americans | Alisa Harris
If someone wiped out the entire African-American population in Oakland, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C., the number still wouldn't equal the number of black babies lost to abortion in one year: 683,294. According to the Allan Guttmacher Institute, African-American women are nearly five times more likely than non-Hispanic white women to have an abortion. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, almost one in every two African-American pregnancies ends in abortion.
If someone wiped out the entire African-American population in Oakland, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C., the number still wouldn't equal the number of black babies lost to abortion in one year: 683,294. According to the Allan Guttmacher Institute, African-American women are nearly five times more likely than non-Hispanic white women to have an abortion. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, almost one in every two African-American pregnancies ends in abortion.
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