HMU111H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Morgan Freeman, Essentialism, Parlour Music
1 Apr 2016
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Canada was first country in british empire to ban slavery. Morgan freeman black experiences are integral to what it means to be. Social construct what people say it is, can"t quantify it. Term has been tainted, still problematic today. Some black people denied access to services in toronto until 1950. Race in music cannot be ignored when it is presented. Although he is an established music professor, he has to deal with being subjected to abuse as a criminal because he is black. 3 streams of race: social (lived experience of race), cultural (expessions through dance, music, speech), discursive (theories about race) Essentialism: prior assumptions about people because they are born a certain way: it"s not all bad, as it tells us about cultural race (expressions of race) First blacks" organized resistance against minstrel shows in toronto. Composer, launched successful career writing songs for minstrel shows. Wrote before era of copyright, so many people stole his songs as their own.
