Positive Fatalism: Music-Making in the Harsh Realities of Kinshasa

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Drawing on nearly two decades of field research in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dr. Pairon will introduce the concept of ‘positive fatalism’ relating how the art of music-making may empower people to live with dignity amidst the unimaginable challenges, dangers, structural injustice, and hardships of daily life.

Read Dr. Pairon’s keynote here. 

October 6, 2025 @ 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm

The Creative School Chrysalis

43 Gerrard St E
Toronto, ON M5G 2A7 Canada

Presenter

Dr. Lukas Pairon Founder SIMM (Social Impacts of Music-Making)

Dr. Lukas Pairon

Lukas Pairon founded the international scholarly platform SIMM (Social Impacts of Music-Making) on the role of music-making plays in social and community work. In 2022 he created with a team…