Fun on the Autobahn? University holds two-day conference on Kraftwerk

Pioneers of electronic music get scholarly attention, with drummer Wolfgang Flür among those due to talk at Aston

Among the schedule of upcoming academic events at Aston University, largely dominated by seminars on business psychology and the future of welfare, one stands out: two days of talks and lectures on Kraftwerk.

The 200-plus confirmed attendees at the event later this month will hear talks such as, Fun Fun Fun on the Autobahn: Kraftwerk Challenging Germanness, and We Are the Robots! On the Cultural-Historical Origins of the Man-Machine. There is even a disco in place of the usual formal dinner.

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by Peter Walker via Electronic music | The Guardian