22 November 2022

Decolonising music education

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Date: 22 November 2022
Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Venue: Online
Event type: Event highlights

About this event

Online discussion exploring how white supremacy has framed music education and how we can think beyond it, with musicologist Professor Philip Ewell, ethnomusicologist Dr Katherine Schofield, music tech innovator & SOAS alum Khyam Allami & music educator & activist Nate Holder, chaired by Caspar Melville.

The Festival of Ideas is partnering with the World Festival of Cultural Diversity and the Khalili Foundation.

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