Quotation, the use of strips of action, gesture, movements, tunes, words, and styles of others. Sampling, the term used by DJ's for composing with other people's recordings. Sampling involves a highly evolved aesthetic of pastiche, aimed not at arresting the hearer or listener, but breaking down the sense of artistic enclosure and self-sufficiency. Carol Ann Muller , whose work focuses on the South African singer Sathima Bea Benjamain and the social milieu in which American jazz is reconstituted Deborah Kapchan , who is preparing a book on Randy Weston and Sufism Amy Horowitz , who has documented the underground tape and recording scene among the Yemen community in Jerusalem Regina Bendix and Lee Haring , who have co-authored a joint paper on the centrality of translation in the process of reproduction and replication in the theater Rachel Romberg , who has looked at cultural piracy as a model of health practice in Puerto Rico. Others who will present papers and provide commentary will include John Szwed, Robert Cantwell, Mick Taussig, Margaret Mills, Amy Shuman, Tamar Katriel, Nick Spitzer, Guthrie Ramsey, and Charles Briggs.
Attendance is free.
Preregistration is encouraged so that participants may receive copies of papers and abstracts prior to the event.