Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music Public Seminar Professor Anthony Seeger

1. Sir Zelman Cowen School of MusicPublic SeminarProfessor Anthony Seeger Prof Anthony Seeger “The Reel Living Dead: Tales from the Archival Vaults” ABSTRACT: Audiovisual archives may seem like dark dusty places where old and obsolete stuff--like reels of audio tape--is put to moulder away.  But materials stored for decades in archival vaults have brought the wisdom and art of dead generations to inspire and improve the lives of people around the world.  They haven’t fed on brains, but rather fed brains. These tales about ways people have used old archival materials to improve their lives, their art, and their futures come from five different countries, including Indonesia. At the end of the seminar, Professor Seeger will launch a new Display in the Music Archive of Monash University (MAMU) Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music The Music Archive of Monash University presents a Public Seminar by Professor Anthony Seeger of University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) from 10.30-12 noon on November 14, 2013 Venue: Elizabeth Burchill Seminar Room, 5th Floor South Wing, Menzies Building, Monash University Clayton Arts November 14th 10.30 Seminar Room, 5th Floor South Wing, Menzies Building, Monash University Clayton