UGA represents at ethnomusicology conference

Associate Professor of Music Jean Kidula and Associate Professor of Music and Women's Studies Susan Thomas attended the annual Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM) conference held in Philadelphia earlier this month. Dr. Kidula presented a paper on old time popular classics from Kenyan and Tanzania. Ph.D candidate Robin Harris presented a paper titled "Attenuation, Revitalization, and Transformation in an Intangible Cultural Heritage Treasure: The Siberian Epic Olonkho". Two other Ph.D candidates - Elizabeth Ozment, who is on the student council of SEM, and Nancy Riley, student representative of our regional chapter of SEM - also attended the conference. Masters student R. J. Wisenbaker was also in attendance. This is the first time that UGA has had such a large presence at the SEM annual conference.