Destination and/or Journey

About the talk

Drawing on Cavafy’s Ithaka and his album Acoustic Poetry, Mike Hajimichael reflects on the relationship between creative journeys and their destinations. Poetry, songwriting, visual identity and live performance come together in a discussion of how an initial spark becomes a body of work.

About the speaker

Mike Hajimichael is a communications academic, author and musician. Performing as Haji Mike, his work encompasses poetry, music, DJing and radio. His research engages media representation, popular music, citizen media, colonial literature and applied ethnomusicology.

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