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Dr. Portia K. Maultsby
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Dr. Portia K. Maultsby
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Affiliation: Indiana University-Bloomington Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology Founding Director of the Archives of African American Music and Culture- Indiana University
Title:Indiana University-Bloomington Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology Founding Director of the Archives of African American Music and Culture- Indiana University
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Phone Number: 812.327.4965
Email: [email protected]
Session Name: African American Music (Louis Hicks)
Bio:
Receiving the Masters and Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from the University of Wisconsin, she specializes in African American music with a focus on religious and popular traditions, African cultural heritage, and the music industry. Professor Maultsby is co-editor of African American Music: An Introduction, 2nd ed. (2015) and Issues in African American Music: Power, Gender, Race, Representation (2016), both published by Routledge Press, and author of the interactive Timeline of African American Music developed in collaboration with Carnegie Hall and permanently featured on the Hall’s website https://timeline.carnegiehall.org/
Dr. Maultsby also has worked with cultural institutions as senior scholar on museums exhibitions/programs and consulting and on-camera scholar and music supervisor for PBS, BBC and NPR documentaries, Eyes on the Prize II (PBS); Wade in the Water, 26-part series on gospel music (NPR); Let the Good Times Roll (13-part radio series on rhythm and blues (NPR). She served as Senior Scholar for the inaugural exhibition of the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville.
Professor Maultsby has received many awards and honors, including recipient of the Bicentennial Medal for Distinguished Professional and Artistic Service, Indiana University (2020); the Indiana University President’s Medal (2013) for distinction in public service, service to IU, and extraordinary merit and achievement in the arts, humanities; Distinguished Scholar Award by Office of Women’s Affairs (2011); and the Distinguished Faculty Award from the College of Arts and Sciences (2009). A career highlight was her selection to present the 2012 Charles Seeger Lecture, the centerpiece of the annual meeting of the Society of Ethnomusicology and one of the highest honors in the field.
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Louis Hicks
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