Center for Interpretive and Qualitative Research (CIQR -- "seeker")*
(E-mail memo:  April 5, 2005)

NEXT MEETING:   April 21 (Thurs.), 2005, 4:00-5:30PM, Berger Gallery, 207 College Hall, Duquesne University.

All interested faculty, graduate students, and other parties are invited.  Refreshments will be served.

Agenda: 
 
         Dr. Leswin Laubscher, Dept. of Psychology,

will present:
     Afrikaner identity, music, and social change

          Dr. Laubscher's paper is attached in both Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Word format.  Please try to read it before the event.         

Abstract: During times of major social change, such as the transition to a post-Apartheid South Africa, old identity verities are frequently challenged and/or dislodged. Arguing that music can be read as text for such identitary challenges, my presentation examines identitary discourse among Afrikaners within post-Apartheid South Africa and also focuses on the method and implications involved in my research on this topic.
        

Dr. Laubscher adds:.  Please read the attached paper.  While I'll reference the specifics of the study, I'd like to focus on the research method and implications, and dialogue with members about using music as research text.  If you read the paper beforehand, it'll make it much easier to do that as I'll be able to skip parts comfortably and make it more of a conversation than a presentation.