24 min
Episode 26 - Jessica Swanston Baker: "Everyone listens, has heard of or are connected by music." The Course
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Assistant Professor of Music and the Humanities Jessica Swanston Baker, from the Department of Music, is an ethnomusicologist, and she researches music of the Black Atlantic, mostly in the Caribbean. She also teaches world music classes and other classes related to music, dance, and the African diaspora. Professor Baker talked about her career path from an aspiring opera singer to now as a University of Chicago professor.
Assistant Professor of Music and the Humanities Jessica Swanston Baker, from the Department of Music, is an ethnomusicologist, and she researches music of the Black Atlantic, mostly in the Caribbean. She also teaches world music classes and other classes related to music, dance, and the African diaspora. Professor Baker talked about her career path from an aspiring opera singer to now as a University of Chicago professor.
24 min