Marc Bamuthi Joseph & Daniel Bernard Roumain
Channel: Language and Literacy Education UBC
Date: 2015-10-06

"The collision of words, music, race, and culture is central the ideas of creation and collaboration in the work of spoken word artist/activist Marc Bamuthi Joseph and violinist/composer Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR). This immersive lecture--equal parts conversation, performance, and participatory workshop--attempts to grapple with the headlines of our days amidst the tangled webs of our awareness to one another within our communities, and our communities relationship to a large, distant world-view.

This joint lecture presentation by Mr. Joseph and Dr. Roumain begins with the rhythms, songs, and stories of their shared Haitian culture, and ventures out into a discussion determined by a series of pointed questions on the day’s events: What has happened? Why? When will we know when it’s over? How should I feel about it? Who is involved? Can we help one another understand?"