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Dr. John Hurtgen to speak of 'Anti-Language in Songs of U2' By Joan C. McKinney Campbellsville University story Campbellsville University will hold a faculty colloquium titled "Boy, (Achtung) Baby, & Bomb: Anti-language in the Songs of U2," Thursday, October 22, 2009, 4pm-5pmET/3pm-4pmCT, given by Dr. John Hurtgen, dean of the School of Theology, in room 15 of the Administration Building at 104 University Drive, Campbellsville, KY. The public is invited to the free event. Hurtgen's address presents a socio-linguistic study of three songs that represent U2 at their beginning (Boy), in the middle (Achtung, Baby), and at their latest (How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb) through the lens of anti-language. Anti-language, which is literally, "back talk", was originally the theory of British linguist M. A. K. Halliday that describes the counter-reality generating system of a cultural sub-group. Hurtgen said a sub-group registers opposition against a dominant group while at the same time creating an alternative language for the sub-group. Dr. Hurtgen said anti-language is always more than an alternative reality; it is always language in conscientious opposition to a dominant group. Dr. Hurtgen will discuss that anti-language is characterized by relexicalization, overlexicalization, and all kinds of verbal play, from puns to intertextuality. He said a perfect example in United States American culture is the (anti)language of rap, which at least initially arose in poorer urban neighborhoods: words are given different meanings such as "hood," for one, multiple words are used for focal concepts: money, cars, drugs, women, and rap is now known the world over for its creative, stinging verbal play. Dr. Hurtgen said the Irish rock band U2 has created just such an anti-language and counter-reality throughout their body of work, beginning in 1980. He will examine three songs for evidence of anti-language as follows: From their earliest album, Boy (1980), the song "I Will Follow;" from a middle album, Achtung Baby (1991), "The Fly;" and from their latest release, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004), "Vertigo." Hurtgen said, "One of the few rock and roll bands to do so positively, U2 has sought (implicitly and explicitly) to create an alternative reality for its hearers." He said, "The goal is not 'sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll' but--as in "Beautiful Day" the goal is soul, life lived and pursued on a different plane. This tension and reality is consistently pointed to in the anti-language U2 has created." For more information on the colloquium, contact Dr. Ross Bowen, associate professor of exercise science, at (270) 789-5509 at rcbowen@campbellsville.edu. This story was posted on 2009-10-14 16:30:09 Click Here for a printable version of the article. Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know. Bookmark: Facebook | Del.icio.us | Suggest To sponsor news and features on ColumbiaMagazine, or for information about web hosting and design, please use our contact form or call 384-3979. |
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