Faculty of Music
University of Oxford
Hearing Those With Whom We Disagree: Academic Freedom, Listening, and Critical Conversations
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A roundtable marking the publication of Professor Naomi Waltham-Smith's new book, Free Listening, in the Provocations series from University of Nebraska Press with
- Daniela Dover (Associate Professor of Philosophy at UCLA)
- Maureen Freely (Professor in the School of Creative Arts at the University of Warwick and former President and Chair of English PEN)
- James Murray (Legal Director at Doyle Clayton and Visitor at Kellogg College and the Humanities Division)
The roundtable will be followed by Q&A and a drinks reception.
This event is generously made possible by the Humanities Division/Kellogg College Visitor scheme, and with thanks to Merton College.
<speaks> | Tomomi Adachi
Adachi will talk about his wide-ranging practice spanning music, poetry and visual art. Topics will include human voice, composition, improvisation, performance technique (and its absence), site-specific work, technology and artificial intelligence. The talk may also include a short performance designed for the online format.
Phantom Melodies and Tangerine Trees: A voyage through the psychedelic musical experience
Using musical illusions, perceptual experiments and examples from The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Tchaikovsky, Steve Reich and beyond, Prof. Milton Mermikides explores how music can evoke altered perceptions of time and self, the blending of senses and moments of transcendence, and why music relies on the very same perceptual mechanisms for its extraordinary power.