#  Norton Lecture #6: The Birds | Laurie Anderson: Spending the War Without You 

 



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 **December 8, 2021** 

 05:00PM - 05:00PM EST 

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 **Virtual**  



 

 



 

 Laurie Anderson presents Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds. *Birds* is the final in a series of six lectures, looking at the challenges we face as artists and citizens as we reinvent our culture with ambiguity and beauty. This talk will consider the future.

###  **About the Speakers** 

 Presented by **[Laurie Anderson](https://laurieanderson.com/)**, one of America’s most renowned – and daring – creative pioneers. Known primarily for her multimedia presentations, she has cast herself in roles as varied as visual artist, composer, poet, photographer, filmmaker, electronics whiz, vocalist, and instrumentalist.

 Introduced by **[Suzannah Clark](https://scholar.harvard.edu/suzannahclark/home)**, Director of the Mahindra Humanities Center and Morton B. Knafel Professor of Music at Harvard University, and **[Alexander Rehding](https://german.fas.harvard.edu/people/alexander-rehding)**, Fanny Peabody Professor of Music at Harvard University.

 [Register for a Zoom link](https://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/event/norton-lecture-6-birds-laurie-anderson-spending-war-without-you).



 

 



 

 

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