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Author Archives: Alexandra Lippman
¡Un Saludo! An Audiovisual Conversation on Movement, Technology, and Memory in Cumbia
Cumbia sonidera is Mexico’s bass-heavy, sound-system reinterpretation of music originally emanating from the Colombian northwest. During performances, the sonideros (DJs) mix songs and get on the mic to recite fans’ dedications to people and places. These shout-outs (called saludos) trace … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Mexico, Uncategorized
Tagged cumbia, cumbia sonidera, saludos, soundsystems, UCSD
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La Pista de Baile, PST LA/LA & LACE
I am excited to be collaborating with Colectivo AM (Mexico City) and LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions) on “La Pista de Baile.” Below is the description of the event: La Pista de Baile by Colectivo AM organized by Daniela Lieja Quintanar … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Los Angeles, Mexico, museum
Tagged Colectivo AM, cumbia, dance, Daniela Lieja Quintanar, La Pista de Baile, LACE, PST, PST Festival, Redcat
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¡Un Saludo! Voice, Memory, and Migration in Cumbia Sonidera, A Conversation & Listening
If you’re in New York, join me for a conversation and listening with Jace Clayton (DJ /rupture) and Alejandro Aviles (Sonido Kumbala) at Union Docs, a non-profit Center for Documentary Art in Brooklyn on December 16th. Cumbia sonidera is Mexico’s bass-heavy, sound-system … Continue reading
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The Art of Money
Re-posted from “Considering Money Stuff” on Socializing Finance. Money is the most commonly circulating art form. At the same time, payment objects are unstable and excessive, frequently transforming their status from money to trash to art (and back again). Argentinian … Continue reading
Paid: Tales of Dongles, Checks, and Other Money Stuff
Hot off the press! Paid: Tales of Dongles, Checks, and Other Money Stuff just came out on MIT Press. I have a piece on dirty dollars as art and trash included in the volume, edited by Bill Maurer and Lana Swartz, … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Uncategorized
Tagged Bill Maurer, Lana Swartz, MIT Press, Mixtape, Paid, popular music
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Movements, Or What Sound Does the Earth Make?
This evening at USC Visions and Voices is hosting an interdisciplinary event on seismic waves, Autotune, and Earthquake Quartets. I heard a version of Jace Clayton‘s discussion of the surprising connection between earthquake science and the pitch correction software at … Continue reading
David Novak on “The Dubbing of a New Era: Audiocassettes, Open Access and the Dissonances of Digital Democracy”
I am excited for Dave Novak‘s upcoming talk May 26th at UC Davis. I will serve as the discussant for his talk, which is co-sponsored by Science and Technology Studies, Innovating Communication in Scholarship and Center for Science and … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Uncategorized
Tagged audiocassettes, experimental music, music piracy, n n avid v, Noise
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Sounding Board– A Collective Exhibition
If you happen to be in Austin, make sure to visit the exciting–and first ever–Sounding Board collective installation curated by Leonardo Cardoso. The exhibition is the first of its kind for the Society for Ethnomusicology’s annual meeting and features many … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Exhibitions
Tagged Leonardo Cardoso, Society for Ethnomusicology, sound studies
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Provoke! A Special Collection of Digital Sound Studies
Cross-posted on Innovating Communication in Scholarship Provoke! published its first online collection of sonic scholarship, making scholarly communication just a little noisier. As the editors write: “Provoke! creates a home for creative-critical projects by makers, documentary artists, and sound scholars … Continue reading
Standardardizing Species: Listening to, Representing, and Universalizing Bird Sounds in the 20th Century
I’m excited for Alexandra Hui’s upcoming talk November 4th at UC Davis and for the chance to act as discussant of her paper. She will be the second invited speaker of our Innovating Communication in Scholarship and Center for Science … Continue reading
Sound Ethnography Project 