Woman-centered Storytelling and Nostalgic Fandom

(or, what you oughta know about the Jagged Little Pill musical) 

 The Chorus of Jagged Little Pill

Photo by Evgenia Eliseeva from American Repertory Theater at Harvard University’s World-Premiere Production 

This colloquium will present works in progress exploring the development of the 2019 Broadway musical Jagged Little Pill, including the collaboration between Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette and theater practitioners as, together, they used the songs from Morissette’s iconic 1995 album Jagged Little Pill to craft an original jukebox musical. At play in the musical are the intertwined affects of nostalgia and hope, felt acutely by those in Canada and beyond who came of age in the 1990s listening to Morissette’s music. As a musical adaptation, Jagged Little Pill appeals to the nostalgic fandom of the source material’s original audience while filtering that source material through a contemporary lens, and in so doing, invites the audience to cast a critical view on their memories of the past. 

Friday, February 21, 1:30-3:00 PM

International Center Room 303

Presenters:

Laura MacDonald, Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, MSU

Michelle MacArthur, School of Dramatic Art, University of Windsor

Discussant:

Karen Fournier, Department of Music Theory, University of Michigan

Sponsored by the MSU Canadian Studies Center and the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities

For more information, visit csc(at)msu.edu

Bridging Borders: Making sense of the U.S.-Canada border security and tariff debate

Join the MSU Canadian Studies Center as we unpack the ongoing debate over U.S.-Canada border security and tariffs.

 Featuring: 

Dr. Jason Miller, Eli Broad Professor of Supply Chain Management, MSU Broad College of Business

Dr. Stephen Brooks, Professor of Political Science, University of Windsor  

Monday, February 24, from 12-1 pm (EST) via Zoom