In the tenth session of the School of Magical Politics, we turn our ears to our inheritance. We will explore the crucial tension between two forms of the sonic collective: the intimate, singular voice of personal memory and the massive, anonymous sound of collective protest.

Our listening journey will move between three distinct points: the powerful oral theory of anthropologist Ruth Finnegan; a personal songline in the form of a poem by Eszter’s grandmother, Schwaller Györgyi; and the protest song “Bella Ciao”.

Join us for a session of co-research and conversation as we ask: what is gained, and what is lost, when we form a collective in sound?

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This session is part of the ’Geology of the Real’ research trajectory of Eszter Nemethi and is hosted by artist-Commons. Financially supported by the Flemish Government.