SOFT PINK TRUTH

GENRE POLITICS

HMU226 (HISTORICAL SURVEYII)

     Unfortunately, I'm not being paid to do any of this work quite yet, but one can always hope (well, I am getting paid for the teaching).  These are all projects I have worked on, or am working on, although the list is not at all exhaustive.  While these projects are posted here for those who share my interests, some material is password-protected to restrict access to those directly involved in a project (usually for copyright reasons).  Enjoy!

Music Studies

The Soft Pink Truth: A Case Study

This is a sort of 'trial run' for my doctoral dissertation.  There's a reluctance among popular music scholars to actually engage the sounds of popular music.  This makes for an unbalanced, context-heavy scholarship that requires some correction.  Luis to the rescue!

Genre Politics: Genres and Identities in Electronic Dance Music

While it's become a bit taboo to make essentialist claims about genre and style such as "rap is black" or "country is white," nonetheless, it's just as difficult to suggest that musical genres exist completely outside of our identities.  This is especially true when we consider how identities are used to define and maintain genre boundaries.

Course Homepages

HMU 226, Historical Survey II, Tutorial, Rm 216 [OFFLINE]

This is the homepage for my tutorial section in the Historical Survey course (HMU 226).  Check this page for most of my tutorial handouts, announcements, tips and corrections /clarifications.  NOTE: all handouts and notes posted by me are solely for the use of my students and are not to be copied, sold or distributed.