The First Ever International Academic Conference On Kraftwerk Is This Month

The First Ever International Academic Conference On Kraftwerk Is This Month

The First Ever International Academic Conference On Kraftwerk Is This Month

The First Ever International Academic Conference On Kraftwerk Is This Month

Kraftwerk are not only a highly influential music group, but their music is prone to obsession and repetition, which makes them perfect candidates to have a whole academic conference surrounding them. The inaugural Kraftwerk academic conference — titled “Industrielle Volksmusik for the Twenty-First Century: Kraftwerk and the Birth of Electronic Music in Germany” — will take place on January 21st and 22nd at Aston University in Birmingham, UK. Papers that will be presented include “Fun Fun Fun on the Autobahn: Kraftwerk Challenging Germanness,” “We Are the Robots! On the Cultural-Historical Origins of the Man-Machine,” and “Trans-Slovene Expressions: Kraftwerk on the Sunny Side of the Alps.” Former Kraftwerk member Wolfgang Flür will also be in attendance and will read a selection from his memoir and host a Q&A session. Like most academic conferences, it’ll probably be pretty dry, but there is a promising-sounding “Kraftwerk Disco” on the first night. More information can be found here.

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