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CFP: Computer Games and Music (deadline: September 1st)

Aug 11th, 2010 | By Michael Ethen

Here’s a CFP for an online journal: Dear colleagues, With its first themed issue devoted to the topic “Computer Games and Music”, the new peer-reviewed
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CFP: IASPM-US

Aug 4th, 2010 | By Michael Ethen

The International Association for the Study of Popular Music, U.S. Chapter (IASPM-US) will hold its annual conference Mar. 9-13, 2011 in Cincinnati, OH, in a
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The Last Professors

Aug 1st, 2010 | By Michael Ethen

As an undergraduate, how many of your classes were taught by professors, how many by graduate students, and how many by adjunct lecturers? The answer
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In Praise of Fish

Jul 23rd, 2010 | By Michael Ethen

I’ve just finished a short book by Stanley Fish worth recommending to everyone aspiring to or currently living an academic life. Save the World on
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David Byrne Strikes Again

Jun 20th, 2010 | By Michael Ethen

This post responds to David Byrne’s recent TED talk. True to TED’s mandate, Byrne has given us an idea worth sharing. His central thesis is
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