Simone (2000-2016)
no existence can be validly fulfilled if it is limited to itself. it appeals to the existence of others. When I was home in West Chester one summer after my first or second year of grad school, I had lunch…
My EMP 2016 Talk –> Started From the bottoms Now We Hear: queered voice in the era of post-feminist pop
I’m talking on Saturday morning at this year’s EMP PopCon. If you’d like to follow along IRL or remotely, here’s the full text of my talk. Here are the slides/images that accompany it. I’ve pasted the intro below so you…
These Are Sia’s Breaks: on vocal technique & queering feminine resilience
Sia, famous first as a songwriter and second as a vocalist, never eschews authorial voice. However, her signature as a pop star, the thing that stands out as her ‘brand’ in the way cupcake bras might for Katy…
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