So glad to see this happening.
From the press release:
Black metal is extreme music: fast tempos, heavy guitar, screeching vocals – it’s not usually thought of as everyday, easy listening, that’s for sure. Black metal came to global prominence with its “second wave” in 1990s Scandinavia, and was associated with church burnings, Satanism, and acts of extreme violence. But those days are now largely (though not completely) over, and black metal musicians are increasingly singing in favor of environmental causes, social justice, and anti-racism, in the United States and across the world. Black metal is still noisy and aggressive and sometimes it is also pretty bleak. But black metal might just be for you. So come see what all the noise is about. Everyone (except the fascists) is welcome!
Black Metal Is For Everyone – Symposium and Concert, Feb 28-29, 2024 at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN
Participants:
Amory Abbott, Emily Carr University
Larissa Glasser, author and musician
Joan Jocson-Singh, Lucas Museum
Rose Johnson, Falmouth University
Margaret Killjoy, author and activist
Daniel Lukes, co-editor of Black Metal Rainbows
Stanimir Panayotov, co-editor of Black Metal Rainbows
With:
Michael S. Dodson, IU History
Shane Greene, IU Anthropology
Olga Rodriguez-Ulloa, IU American Studies.
Rebekah Sheldon, IU English / Cultural Studies
Additional support provided by the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; the College Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; the College Arts and Humanities Institute; and the Media School. For more info, please contact Michael S. Dodson
More info here.
