On May 23 and 24th, scholars gathered in Odense, Denmark to discuss Dylan’s gender performance at the Bob Dylan: Questions on Masculinity Conference. The keynotes included Anne-Marie Mai, Laura Tenschert, Sean Latham. Court Carney, and me. Other scholars including, Rebecca Slaman, Graley Herren, Paul Haney, and Andrew Ferhibach shared their research and insights on Dylan’s performance of masculinity and gender performance. In this episode, Court and I recap the conference, discussing the presentations, the event, and all the wonderful things we experienced.
Court is a cultural historian who writes on public memory. He is a full professor of history at Stephen F. Austin University where he teaches courses on Black history and American cultural history. He is the author of Cuttin Up: How Early Jazz Got America’s Ear and Reckoning with the Devil: Nathan Bedford Forrest in Myth and Memory will be released in September 2024. He is the co-editor of The Politics and Power of Bob Dylan’s Live Performances, a collection of essays on Bob Dylan’s setlists and a forthcoming collection of essays reconsidering Dylan’s work in the 1980s.
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