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"This Music Demanded Action": Ralph Ellison's Aesthetic Imperative

Robert O'Meally

Published: 2008-08-25

VIDEO: Dr. O'Meally discusses the work of Ralph Ellison in relation to improvisation and social aesthetics. TEXT: A course description for Dr. O'Meally's lectures.

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If people talked the way they drummed in improvisation, then I think the world would be a lot nicer…

– Youth participant, ICASP improvisation workshop