Music Talk on J-Pop and DiY

February 13, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Mānoa Campus, Hamilton Library Room 306 (third floor)

"RECONSIDERING THE IDEOLOGY OF CREATIVITY IN J-POP AND DIY POLITICS IN THE DIGITAL AGE" by guest professor Dr. YOSHITAKA MŌRI (Tokyo University of the Arts). Prof. Mōri revisits the ideology of creativity to examine the latest J-pop music in the 2010s, in particular, after the arrival of vocaloid culture. He also critically discusses post-capitalist sentiments and DIY culture which have appeared in contemporary digital music culture in Japan.


Event Sponsor
Music and Asian Studies, Mānoa Campus

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Ricardo D Trimillos, 808 956-6085, rtrimil@hawaii.edu

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