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Kevin Dettmar will be in conversation with Bob Dylan Center Senior Director Steven Jenkins about his new book, Punk in 50 Pieces, just published by HarperCollins to celebrate the 50th anniversary of punk rock. Dettmar will discuss the history and impact of punk rock—as well as answer questions from the audience about everything from his choice of 50 songs to the meaning of punk for music and for culture more broadly. Magic City Books will also be at onsite at 101 Archer selling Kevin’s exhilarating new book.Join the Oklahoma Center for the Humanities for this free event!
About the Author:
Kevin Dettmar is W. M. Keck Professor of English and Founding Director of The Humanities Studio at Pomona College. He has written or edited a half-dozen books on modernist literature and contemporary popular music, including Is Rock Dead?, Gang of Four, “Entertainment!”, and The Cambridge Companion to Bob Dylan. His cultural criticism has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and other venues. Punk in 50 Pieces: Punk Rock, Post-Punk, New Wave, and the Five Years That Changed Pop Music Forever will be published in September by Harper / HarperCollins.
About the Moderator:
Steven Jenkins serves as senior director of the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, OK. The Bob Dylan Center inspires and celebrates fearless creativity by exploring the music and artistry of the Nobel Prize–winning singer-songwriter as a catalyst for personal expression and cultural change.
Jenkins is a 35-year veteran of the nonprofit arts sector, having held leadership positions at Bay Area organizations including University of California Press, San Francisco International Film Festival, San Francisco Cinematheque and the Ansel Adams Center for Photography. As a writer and editor, he has published extensively on arts and culture.
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101 E Archer St, Tulsa, OK, United States, Oklahoma 74103
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