João Luiz Teixeira, "The Body of Kurt Cobain: suicidal traces" with Response by Eyal Amiran
Department: European Languages and Studies
Date and Time: February 21, 2019 | 5:00 PM-7:00 PMEvent Location: HG 1010
Event Details
European Languages and Studies Visiting Scholar João Luiz Teixeira works on American popular culture (Nirvana) and draws heavily from critical theory and performance studies. He draws from his personal experience growing up in Bahia to discuss the type of knowledge transmitted (and community forged) through extreme musical performance.
Professor Eyal Amiran of Comparative Literature and Film & Media Studies will present a response to João's talk.
Reception to follow the talk.