How can an individual with an immigrant (different ethnic) background use their ‘cultural capital’ as a tool to gain recognition in a foreign society? How can you be yourself successfully in a foreign land where assimilation is seen as a key component of integration?
Cultural capital comprises ‘all of the material and symbolic goods, without distinction, that society considers rare and worth seeking’. It consists of the non-financial assets that involve educational, social, and intellectual knowledge. This workshop explores the challenges and opportunities of being a successful artist whilst being ‘the other’; how being ‘the other’ can be a uniqueselling proposition and how to walk the fine line between cultural pride amidst exoticism.

Tracy September aka TRA is a South African vocalist, songwriter and beat maker. TRA shares her experiences as an immigrant living and working as a professional musician in Switzerland and how she uses her cultural capital in her music.

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