Research Centre for the Study of Music, Media and Place
We are MMaP, the Research Centre for the Study of Music, Media and Place.
Please feel free to use the links to browse through our pages to see what's new at MMaP, and learn about our new and ongoing projects.
- MMaP is pleased to announce our next lecture on Tuesday, February 7 @ 7:30pm in the MMaP Gallery, second floor, Arts and Culture Centre. Dr. Brian Cherwick will be presenting "From Polka to Pow Wow: The Ukrainian Recording Industry in Winnipeg." The event is free and all are welcome!
- We at MMaP were saddened to hear of the passing of Peter Narvaez, folklorist and musician, who was not only a member of the MMaP Executive committee, but also a good friend. More about Peter can be found on the Folklore Department's website.
- Our latest newsletter is out! Click here to read a copy online.
- MMaP's latest CD in our Back on Track series, entitled From the Big Land: Music of Makkovik featuring Gerald Mitchell has been released and will soon be available in local shops. Click here to listen to an interview with CBC's Mack Furlong and producer Joan Andersen.
- Dr. Beverley Diamond, MMaP Director, will be on leave from 2011-2013, to pursue new research and publications through her Trudeau Fellowship. Dr. Kati Szego will be Acting Director of MMaP during that time. Welcome Kati!
- MMaP has five CDs in its Back on Track series. They are available at Fred's, O'Brien's, the MUN Bookstore, The Rooms gift shop, Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage shops and from MMaP.