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A+D Visitors Series Lecture | A.D. Carson “i used to love to dream: Going Into Language, Rap, & Storytellingly Invention”

Event Type
Lecture
Sponsor
Sponsored by the School of Art + Design Visitors Committee
Location
Krannert Art Museum, Lower Level, Auditorium (KAM 62), 500 E Peabody Dr. Champaign, Illinois
Date
Feb 24, 2022   5:30 pm  
Speaker
A. D Carson
Contact
Krannert Art Museum
E-Mail
kam-info@illinois.edu
Phone
217-244-0320
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In the talk A.D. Carson will discuss the academically “peer-reviewed” rap album, i used to love to dream, its composition, development, and the process of publishing it with University of Michigan Press.

He will also briefly discuss the projects that precede i used to love to dream—his 2017 dissertation album and digital archive, Owning My Masters: The Rhetorics of Rhymes & Revolutions, and Sleepwalking, vols. 1 & 2.

About the Artist

A.D. Carson is an award-winning performance artist and educator from Decatur, Illinois. He received a Ph.D. from Clemson University in Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design.

His album, Owning My Masters: The Rhetorics of Rhymes & Revolutions, was recognized by Green Left Weekly as one of the best political albums of 2017. It was also named Clemson University’s Outstanding Dissertation that year.

Carson’s most recent album, i used to love to dream, is published with University of Michigan Press. Stream or download his music free at http://aydeethegreat.com. Dr. Carson is assistant professor of Hip Hop in the Department of Music at the University of Virginia.

Accessibility

The Art & Design Visitors Series endeavors to be accessible to all. If you have questions or would like to request an accessibility accommodation, please email art@illinois.edu.

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