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Redefining Media: Media Democracy and Community Radio
Oct 19, 2007 - Oct 21, 2007
Mc Gill University
CKUT 90.3 FM is proud to present a free public conference, October 19-21 at McGill University in Montreal. The conference will include a keynote presentation by Amy Goodman of Democracy Now and two days of workshops and panels. With "Radio, Art and Freedom of Thought" panel with Tianna Kennedy of free103point9.Radio, Art and Freedom of Thought
Discover the origins of art on the airwaves and the relationship between artistic freedom and freedom of speech on the air. What role did sound artists play in the history of radio broadcasting, and how do avant-garde artistic traditions manifest in contemporary community radio and other forms of sound transmission?
Speakers:
Charlotte Scott
Charlotte Scott works as CKUT's spoken word coordinator. She studied communications and culture at various Canadian universities before receiving her MA from Ryerson/York for a sound composition about acoustic community and environmental philosophy. Charlotte plays electric bass, cello, & glockenspiel and sings in a psychedelic rock band called Triceratreetops. She likes to wander around in forests.
Tianna Kennedy, free103point9
Tianna Kennedy is the Brooklyn Program Director of free103point9. In addition to her administrative role with free103point9, Tianna is, herself, a curator and transmission artist. She also plays cello, recording and performing frequently. Tianna co-founded the August Sound Coalition in 2004 and the Empty Vessel Project in 2005. Tianna holds a MA from NYU's Performance Studies program. She frequently teaches free103point9 Radio labs, and has presented at Location 1, NY; at Pixelache particle/wave (hybrid radio workshop), Helsinki, Finland; at Deep Wireless's Radio Without Boundaries, Toronto, Canada; and NYC Grassroots Media conferences. In 2006/7, Tianna taught �Radio Culture� and �Sight, Sound, and Motion� at Brooklyn College.
Kathy Kennedy, CKUT
Kathy Kennedy is a community artist with a background in classical singing. She is a founding member of Studio XX, the digital media centre for women, and artistic director of the innovative women's choir, Choeur Maha. Her large scale works for radio and live voices have been performed at Place des Arts, for the inauguration of the Vancouver Public Library and at Lincoln Center's Out of Doors festival, among other places.
See press release here: http://www.ckut.ca/ReDefining%20Media%20Press%20Release.pdf Find the program here: http://www.ckut.ca/redefiningmediaprogramme.pdf
Discover the origins of art on the airwaves and the relationship between artistic freedom and freedom of speech on the air. What role did sound artists play in the history of radio broadcasting, and how do avant-garde artistic traditions manifest in contemporary community radio and other forms of sound transmission?
Speakers:
Charlotte Scott
Charlotte Scott works as CKUT's spoken word coordinator. She studied communications and culture at various Canadian universities before receiving her MA from Ryerson/York for a sound composition about acoustic community and environmental philosophy. Charlotte plays electric bass, cello, & glockenspiel and sings in a psychedelic rock band called Triceratreetops. She likes to wander around in forests.
Tianna Kennedy, free103point9
Tianna Kennedy is the Brooklyn Program Director of free103point9. In addition to her administrative role with free103point9, Tianna is, herself, a curator and transmission artist. She also plays cello, recording and performing frequently. Tianna co-founded the August Sound Coalition in 2004 and the Empty Vessel Project in 2005. Tianna holds a MA from NYU's Performance Studies program. She frequently teaches free103point9 Radio labs, and has presented at Location 1, NY; at Pixelache particle/wave (hybrid radio workshop), Helsinki, Finland; at Deep Wireless's Radio Without Boundaries, Toronto, Canada; and NYC Grassroots Media conferences. In 2006/7, Tianna taught �Radio Culture� and �Sight, Sound, and Motion� at Brooklyn College.
Kathy Kennedy, CKUT
Kathy Kennedy is a community artist with a background in classical singing. She is a founding member of Studio XX, the digital media centre for women, and artistic director of the innovative women's choir, Choeur Maha. Her large scale works for radio and live voices have been performed at Place des Arts, for the inauguration of the Vancouver Public Library and at Lincoln Center's Out of Doors festival, among other places.
See press release here: http://www.ckut.ca/ReDefining%20Media%20Press%20Release.pdf Find the program here: http://www.ckut.ca/redefiningmediaprogramme.pdf