Dr. Amy Lewis: Systemic oppression in music education

<p>Originally from Kansas City, MO, Dr. Amy Lewis recently moved to Wisconsin to join UW-Madison as research associate as an Anna Julia Cooper Fellow in the Mead Witter School of Music. Granddaughter of Grammy nominated jazz pianist Jay McShann, Dr. Lewis grew up surrounded by music - but she didn’t think she’d go into music education. In this episode of Black Oxygen, Dr. Lewis discusses her family's history in music, her research on systemic oppression and racism within music education, and the role of experiencing joy as a part of liberation. She says, “if we can’t create spaces that bring us joy it will be hard to get to liberation.”</p> <p><br /> Links:</p> <p> https://music.wisc.edu/2022/09/29/school-of-music-welcomes-new-faculty/</p> <p> https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/206173/freedom-dreams-by-robin-dg-kelley/</p> <p> https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622408/we-want-to-do-more-than-survive-by-bettina-love/</p>