The Black Church and Illegibility of Black Talent, with Dr. Fredara Hadley

Inspired by IU Alumna Dr. Fredara Mareva Hadley's (The Julliard School) feature in The Black Church documentary (PBS, 2021), ethnomusicology PhD Candidate Kennedi Johnson and current graduate student Joseph Johnson speak with her in this first episode of SoundLore's second season. Topics range from the role of the Black Church in Dr. Hadley's life and research to a broader discussion about music pedagogies in the different spaces they've experienced, what 'diversity, equity, and inclusion' mean in these spaces, the usefulness of ethnomusicological training in working with communities, and the place of public work in academia. 

Music: CORONAWAVE by Pagliacci and Some Other Klowns (Suyash Kumar Neupane, Ben Danner, Kurt Baer)