Country Music, Culture Wars, and Politics: Exploring Intersectionality at the Ballot Box
Do the times shape our culture and music, or does culture – including music – shape our times? Is it not an either-other, but both? Something else? Does listening to certain recording artists mean we vote a certain way? Do artists – either with explicit endorsements or subtle hints – sway voters? Join Raimy Fellow Chelsea Oliver, as she explores the implications of American culture wars, country music, and politics – how they relate to, and inform, each other by looking at what it has meant in the past and what it means today.
Location: Jefferson Educational Society - 3207 State Street, Erie, PA 16508
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 20, 7-8:30PM
Admission: FREE
Parking: lot behind building, State Street, 33rd Street, 32nd Street, French Street
After earning a dual bachelor’s degree from Seton Hill University and master’s degree from Point Park University, Chelsea made the move to Corry and only planned to stay in this new town she never heard of for six months. Instead over the past decade, she has immersed herself in multiple aspects throughout Erie County, and fallen in love with the area, its potential for growth, and its people. Since calling Corry home in 2014, Chelsea has helped fellow small businesses and nonprofits tell their stories and grow through marketing consulting, social media management, and web design. She has served her community as an original steering committee member for the Corry Community Strategic Plan, former Chairwoman for Impact Corry, board member of the Corry Area Arts Council and Northwest PA Trail Association and was a former Corry City Councilwoman. Currently, Chelsea serves on the Board of Directors for the Corry Higher Education Council and the Crime Victims Center. She is the 2019 recipient of Corry’s Volunteer of the Year Award, a 2021 JCLA graduate, and was a member of the Erie Reader’s 2022 class of 40 Under 40. When she’s not working or volunteering in her community, you’ll find her on the local trails, at a brewery, or curled up with a book, most likely, someone’s memoir.
