Sing your theory!  A playful “Definition of Terms”, this anthem for academia is a handy mnemonic device for creatives trying to understand grad school vocabulary. 

Written during my graduate course work in Cultural Studies, the song is part of my research-creation MA thesis project "Distant Early Warnings: Arts Leadership and Creative Practice in Unsettled Times." 

Works Cited:
Works Cited: 
Mignolo Walter D. 2009. “Epistemic Disobedience, Independent Thought and Decolonial Freedom.” Theory, Culture & Society. Vol. 26 (7–8): 159–181.

Mignolo, D. Walter and Catherine E. Walsh. 2018. “What Does it Mean to Decolonize.” In On Decoloniality: Concepts, Analytics, Praxis, 105-129. Durham: Duke University Press.

Epistemic Disobedience

Performed by CORO at the Des Moines Choral Festival, July 26, 2018. Conducted by Matthew Oltman.

Composed by Matthew Lyon Hazzard. See more at http://lyonhazzard.com

Live Performances

Peace Flows Into Me (SATB & piano - CORO)

"Look Back on Time." Music by Matthew Lyon Hazzard. Text by Emily Dickinson. Winner of the True Concord Inaugural Stephen Paulus Emerging Composer Competition, 2018.

Performed by the Bob Cole Conservatory Chamber Choir from California State University Long Beach. Matthew Lyon Hazzard, conductor.

Choral Recordings

Look Back on Time (CSULB Bob Cole Conservatory Chamber Choir)

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