May 14, 2009
And You Shall Know Us by The Trail of Our Vinyl Lecture
Josh Kun-And You Shall Know Us by The Trail of Our Vinyl: Music, Memory, and the Politics of Jewish American History
Wednesday, May 20, 7:30 pm
ADMISSION: $10 General; $8 Members; $5 Full-Time Students
For more than eight years, cultural critic and USC professor Josh Kun, along with co-author Roger Bennett, scoured the nation's thrift stores and garage sales for forgotten Jewish musical treasures. Their book about the quest features the covers of more than 500 albums by a range of artists, from Yosele Rosenblatt to Barbra Streisand and everyone in between. Join Kun for a lively multimedia lecture about some of his favorite finds and the album cover's role in the way Jewish American history gets told. A book signing follows the program.
Light dinner fare and beverages, including beer and wine, are available for purchase before the program.
Posted by jmwc at May 14, 2009 11:26 AM