Welcome back from the Black Beyond Data Reading Group! We're so excited for you to join us on Friday, January 26th, from 12 PM to 1 PM. This month, we will be joined by Dr. Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo!
Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo (SAMMUS)—pronouns she/her—is a black feminist rapper, beatmaker, and scholar from Ithaca, NY, which is located on the traditional lands of the Cayuga Nation. Her family roots lie in Côte D'Ivoire and the Congo. She received her PhD in science and technology studies (STS) from Cornell University and is currently the David S. Josephson assistant professor in music at Brown University, located within the ancestral homelands of the Narragansett Indian Tribe. She is also affiliate faculty at the Brown Arts Institute, a member of Brown’s STS steering committee, the Director of Audio at Glow Up Games, and an active member of The Keepers Hip Hop Collective. Her current research explorations include projects about the evolution of her revision praxis as a songwriter, the discourse surrounding rap performance and AI, and the emergence of rap artists who draw heavily on video game aesthetics to shape their work.
The suggested readings for this month are linked below. Let us know if you have issues accessing it. We highly encourage you to read the material prior to the event to come prepared with any talking points to add to the discussion!
https://www.publicbooks.org/ai-rap-synthesis-tools-black-hip-hop/
This virtual event will take place via Zoom. Please use this link to join us at 12 PM on Friday, January 26th. If you know anyone who'd be interested in attending, make sure they sign up at this link!
We hope to see you there!
When
Friday Jan 26, 2024 ⋅ 12pm – 1pm (Eastern Time - New York)
Location
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