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George McKay: professor, writer, musician

Public lecture, Festival of Arts and Science, University of Birmingham, 19 March

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‘Crippled with nerves’: the curious case of polio and popular music

Ian Dury, Steve Harley, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Donovan, Israel Vibration, Staff Benda Bilili: all marked by polio. How  has that childhood experience influenced their music, (how) have they sung about it, what does the disabled pop body look like on stage, have they been activists or advocates in disability rights movements, what might there be specific to polio and popular music?… Drawing on work from his acclaimed book Shakin’ All Over: Popular Music & Disability, Professor George McKay delves further into this musical-medical narrative.

  • Thursday 19 March, 12.30-1.30 pm
  • Free admission (reservations essential)
  • Barber Institute of Fine Art lecture theatre
  • Further information (including directions, accessibility and reservations) available here.
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This entry was posted in Academic, Disability, Festival, Public engagement and tagged Donovan, ian dury, Israel Vibration, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, polio, public lecture, Shakin' All Over, staff benda bilili, Steve Harley on March 10, 2015 by George.

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Things I am doing …

  • March 14-15: Uses of the Past HERA conference, Vienna, KE facilitator
  • March 26: PhD viva, King’s College London
  • April 24: Imagination Cafe visit, Mostyn Gallery, Llandudno
  • May 2-5: Emerging Disability Issues conference, University of Malta
  • May 17-20: Jazz Voices conference, Institute for Jazz Research, Graz
  • May 22-23: New Perspectives on Participatory Arts conference, UEA
  • July 2: H2020 workshop, University of Porto
  • July 3-7: keynote, KISMIF conference, Porto

 

 

… And gigs I am playing

  • January 31: Joey Herzfeld Trio, Jurnet’s Club, Norwich
  • March 8: Punch House Band, The Crown, Burston
  • March 21: Punch House Band, The Golden Star, Norwich (party)
  • March 22: hymn, The Garage, Norwich

 

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