In this excursion through their multi-authored Netflix habits and personhood, writer Azlan Smith opens the door to thinking about how genres, imaginaries, and our very worldviews can be elastic.
Composer Kä Neunhoffer fights back against women’s treatment in the film music industry through the creation of all-women composer-performer ensemble, Les Femmes Cinq.
In this essay, ethnomusicologist Elizabeth McLean Macy describes her work to decenter whiteness in her university music department: an invigorating performance program that has created stronger and more inclusive communities.
In her analysis of “Wesley’s Theory” from Kendrick Lamar’s album "To Pimp a Butterfly," Tori Tyler explores the expression of Black masculinity in Hip-hop and Rap and argues for the validity of these genres in academic study.
Doctoral student Ian Nutting discusses the scars that so many academics carry from the relentless, résumé-building mad scientist laboratory that is academia.
Collective editors Dani and Elisa talk with Hindustani musician Shubhangi Sakhalkar about Hindustani music theory, vocal performance, and the unique demands of being a female artist.
Vijay M. Rajan offers a Bill of Responsibilities, an easy-to-use checklist that helps readers discover whether their affiliated institutions are behaving in manners worthy of respect.