Music Research Symposium with Emerging Scholars | Sounds of the Underground 2025

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Sounds of the Underground brings together researchers, artists, archivists, and community historians to share work on grassroots sound-making. Sessions are brief to spark discussion; join us for any block or stay the whole day. Presentation themes include diasporic kinships and sonic resistance; community archiving and memory-making; queer and trans nightlife, safety, and belonging; transcultural identity formation across diasporas; student-led education, mental health, and safe-space building; and the geographies of LA’s underground scenes.

Location: Cal State LA University Library

Date: Wednesday, October 22

Time: 9:25 AM – 3 PM

See the full symposium schedule: Presentations & Presenters

Sounds of the Underground is presented by the University Library. We graciously thank our generous partners: The College of Arts & Letters, the College of Ethnic Studies, The College of Education, The College of Natural and Social Sciences, the Department of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, the University-Student Union, and the Cal State LA Roots Scholars.

Date:: Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Time:: 9:25am - 3:00pm
Location:: Community Room (Library North B131), Special Collections and Archives (Library South 2079)
Audience:: All Faculty Graduate Student Public Staff Undergraduate Student
Categories:: Presentations & Discussions

Event Organizer

Kelsey Brown