Reposted by Elliott H. Powelldr. thrasher, an american writer in ex(archia)(xile) @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 19/05/2026The Overseer Class is now available wherever books are sold. To every soul who helped me write it, to every soul who pre-ordered, to every soul who *will* read and share it, to every soul who stands together in solidarity in these times, “all of us, hand in hand,” THANK YOU 🙏🏾❤️ 15580165
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellBenjamin Tausig @burrata.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Wonderful book about the richness and complexity of Black-South Asian cultural connections (in case that topic might be in the water atm), in music specifically. by the extraordinary @ehphd.bsky.social 2163
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellKaleb E. Goldschmitt @kgoldschmitt.bsky.social · 23/06/2025New special issue from JPMS!! This was one of the last things that @ehphd.bsky.social, @ericdharvey.com and I started before finishing our terms. Congratulations to Alisha Lola Jones, @burrata.bsky.social, Matthew Jones for their work with Georgina Born and @anthroposound.bsky.social on this!! 1164
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellBenjamin Tausig @burrata.bsky.social · 23/06/2025This issue is a big deal. First, it’s guest-edited by Georgina Born and @anthroposound.bsky.social , two of the best of their respective generations of musical anthropologists. Second, the contributor lineup is outstanding. 2235
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellBenjamin Tausig @burrata.bsky.social · 20/06/2025The Journal of Popular Music Studies, which I co-edit with Dr. Alisha Lola Jones, has openings for three positions -- an associate book reviews editor, an associate editor of the "field notes" section, and a web editor. Details at the link, spread the word: iaspm-us.wildapricot.org/JPMScallsfor...iaspm-us.wildapricot.orgInternational Association for the Study of Popular Music - US Chapter - JPMS Calls For Editors Summer 2025 11414
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellWill Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 20/06/2025“In Minnesota, students are set to pay more for less.”nytimes.comTuition Increases and Layoffs Are Coming to a Broad Set of Universities 0224
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellCorey J. Miles @coreyjmiles.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Stop whatever you doing & check out @scquarterly.bsky.social summer issue on the Hip-Hop South. Talm bout some of the leading voices on southern Hip-Hop celebrating 30 years since Dre declared “the South got something to say." Available to read FREE on Project Muse 3104
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellJoseph M. Pierce @pepepierce.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Guys!!!! You guys!!!!! The Introduction to *Speculative Relations* has dropped!!!!! You can read it here: www.dukeupress.edu/speculative-...dukeupress.eduSpeculative Relations 1138
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellCraig Jenkins @craigsj.bsky.social · 12/06/2025i wrote about sly stone and brian wilson and the supposed mystery of genius www.vulture.com/article/bria...vulture.comThe Double Standards of White and Black GeniusBrian Wilson and Sly Stone were musical innovators whose public reputations diverged drastically towards the end of their careers. 614963
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Sly Stone, pioneering leader of funk band Sly and the Family Stone, has died at 82abcnews.go.comSly Stone, pioneering leader of funk band Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82Sly Stone, the pioneering leader of the funk band bearing his name, Sly and the Family Stone, has died, according to his family. Stone was 82 years old. 46483021967
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellChris Stedman @chrisdstedman.bsky.social · 05/06/2025So excited to share this new project: the We Help Us hotline, a phone line collecting stories of LGBTQIA mutual aid in Minnesota! chrisdstedman.substack.com/p/announcing...chrisdstedman.substack.comAnnouncing the We Help Us story hotlineA new project collecting stories of LGBTQIA mutual aid in Minnesota 02210
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellAlyx Vesey @alyxvesey.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Speaking of Ferris Bueller's casual racism and white entitlement, @michaelddwyer.bsky.social wrote a great piece about FBDO, Adventures in Babysitting, white flight, and Chicago's commuter class. Check it out! www.mediapolisjournal.com/2023/09/comm...mediapolisjournal.comThe Rise of the Commuter Class: Postindustrialism, Expressways, and Chicago Teen Films of the 1980sMichael Dwyer re-examines the 1980s Chicagoland teen films Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Adventures in Babysitting as commuter narratives that speak to the city’s emerging postindustrial identity. 1112
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellRebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 05/06/2025And we're back! My latest in the Chronicle is now live: "How to Promote Your Scholarly Book," ft Libra-coded advice such as "use social media" & "or don't use social media." No doubt other publishers will have lots of tidbits to add. Pls share/reach out for a PDF. www.chronicle.com/article/how-...chronicle.comAdvice | How to Promote Your Scholarly BookAn acquisitions editor offers eight tips for marketing-shy academics. 1411138
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellCommunication, Culture & Critique @ccc-journal.bsky.social · 05/06/2025🚨OPEN ACCESS🚨 As part of our new forum on "Media and Fascism," @cassiusa.bsky.social writes about how trans cultural production might best answer the ascendant fascist aesthetics of nonsense and sensation. There's no paywall, check it out! academic.oup.com/ccc/article/...academic.oup.comKamala is for they/them: liberalism, fascism, and nonsenseAbstract. The slogan that the Trump campaign used in the 2024 US presidential election to tie rival Kamala Harris to trans activists in its television ads— 0137
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellAlyx Vesey @alyxvesey.bsky.social · 20/05/2025In case you missed it, here's last week's Popular Music Books in Process. @burrata.bsky.social spoke to @ehphd.bsky.social and Kanjana Thepboriruk about his new book, Bangkok After Dark, and the fascinating life and career of jazz pianist Maurice Rocco. Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-uV...youtube.comBenjamin Tausig w/ Elliott Powell & Kanjana Thepboriruk, Bangkok After Dark, PMBiP 5/13/25YouTube video by Eric Weisbard 143
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellBenjamin Tausig @burrata.bsky.social · 20/05/2025A recording of my @iaspm-us.bsky.social Popular Music Books talk with Kanjana Thepboriruk and @ehphd.bsky.social is now up: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-uV...youtube.comBenjamin Tausig w/ Elliott Powell & Kanjana Thepboriruk, Bangkok After Dark, PMBiP 5/13/25YouTube video by Eric Weisbard 0168
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellA.J. Bauer @ajbauer.bsky.social · 11/05/2025My book has a pub date and website! 28416
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellBenjamin Tausig @burrata.bsky.social · 09/05/2025"Bangkok After Dark" virtual book talk next Tuesday! Part of the @iaspm-us.bsky.social Popular Music Books in Process Series May 13, 5pm ET, in conversation with Elliott Powell @ehphd.bsky.social and Kanjana Hubik Thepboriruk DM me for the zoom link if you'd like to join 074
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellSam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Just announced: University of Michigan Faculty Senate resoundingly votes to support Big Ten academic mutual defense compact. 92.8% of over 3,000 votes. 353687660
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellA.J. Bauer @ajbauer.bsky.social · 26/03/2025If universities can’t protect our students what is even the point? thecrimsonwhite.com/120415/news/...thecrimsonwhite.comUA student reportedly detained by ICEThis is a breaking news story and will continue to be updated. A UA student was reportedly detained by the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement early Tuesday morning. Alireza Doroudi, a doctora... 8360110
Reposted by Elliott H. Powelldr. thrasher, an american writer in ex(archia)(xile) @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 20/03/2025And here is a link to my legal defense fund www.gofundme.com/f/support-dr...gofundme.comDonate to Support Dr. Steven Thrasher's Legal Defense, organized by Kathryn MacapagalWe are U.S. university professors and friends of acclaimed journalist Dr… Kathryn Macapagal needs your support for Support Dr. Steven Thrasher's Legal Defense 7354139
Reposted by Elliott H. Powelldr. thrasher, an american writer in ex(archia)(xile) @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Here's a letter you can sign to oppose the denial of tenure, already signed by some of the writers, thinkers, professors and activists I respect the most in the world forms.gle/Rn9Rmq5fQUhq...forms.gleSupporting Dr. Steven ThrasherMarch 20, 2025 We are appalled by Northwestern University’s denial of tenure to Dr. Steven Thrasher and call upon Dean Charles F. Whitaker of the Medill School of Journalism to reconsider his decision... 14462224
Reposted by Elliott H. Powelldr. thrasher, an american writer in ex(archia)(xile) @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 20/03/2025One blessing in this process has been consistently being affirmed. One of the external tenure reviewers, Dr. Marcus Anthony Hunter, shared his evaluation of my case and gave me permission to share it. His assessment was ignored. You can read the letter here drive.google.com/file/d/11fm2... 251774
Reposted by Elliott H. Powelldr. thrasher, an american writer in ex(archia)(xile) @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 20/03/2025My statement on being denied tenure at the Medill School of Journalism drive.google.com/file/d/1BBBI... 5529741081
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellGabriel Winant @gabrielwinant.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Here is an open letter signed from UChicago AAUP signed by over 200 faculty to our administration on what we believe this moment requires: uchicagoaaup.wordpress.com 511943506
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellDemocracy Now! @democracynow.org · 10/03/2025Mahmoud Khalil: ICE Detains Green Card Holder over Columbia University Gaza Activismdemocracynow.orgWhere is Mahmoud Khalil? ICE Detains Green Card Holder over Gaza Activism at Columbia UniversityImmigration agents with the Department of Homeland Security have detained a leader of the Gaza solidarity encampment at Columbia University in New York. Mahmoud Khalil, who is an Algerian citizen of Palestinian... 22332139
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 10/03/2025Note this is worded in a way that suggests US citizens may be subject to it 818657
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellSarah Jane Cervenak @sjcerv.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Free Mahmoud Khalil Sending love to his loved ones 074
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellMarisol LeBrón @marisollebron.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Tomorrow!! Join us for the launch of the Vieques Microsyllabus and Study Guide, a collaboration with the Archivo Histórico de Vieques. Register: tinyurl.com/viequessyllabus 1144
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellProf. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 22/02/2025thedp.comPenn to reduce graduate admissions, rescind acceptances amid federal research funding cutsPenn notified department chairs that it will cut admissions across graduate programs — a decision faculty members say will force them to rescind offers from newly-accepted students. 15170102
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellUMN American Studies @umn-amst.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Dr. Mejdulene Shomali (Williams College) will deliver the 2025 David Noble Lecture entitled, "Sahq, Dirt, Shaheed: Queer Poetics and Palestinian Resistance." 🗓️: April 3, 2025 ⏰: 4:00pm-5:30pm 📍: Best Buy Theater (Northrop) & Zoom More info: z.umn.edu/Noble2025 083
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellA.J. Bauer @ajbauer.bsky.social · 11/02/2025The AP should stop covering Trump events. Instead send those White House reporters out into the field to report on the harms and repercussions of his policies. The U.S. public never needed coverage of pseudo-events anyway. 9248011137
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 11/02/2025OK, I wrote my “who’s going to enforce it?” piece. It’s a lengthy read, trying to respond to a lot of questions I’ve gotten over the past three weeks, but it’s about democracy so I decided it was worth it to lay out in depth, with examples, what I’ve been talking about here and elsewhere.lawdork.comDon't let Donald Trump and Elon Musk talk us out of democracyTrump and Musk are testing the limits, trying to sell America on being an authoritarian state — but they can’t do it unless we allow them to do so. 842002762
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellTexas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 11/02/2025“Universities’ rush to comply thus has not only abandoned targeted faculty and students; it has also permitted an insidious slide from DEI as “offices” to DEI as “topics” — the content and thinkability of entire fields of study.” Compliance will not protect us. truthout.org/articles/tex...truthout.orgTexas Colleges Rolled Over for Anti-DEI Bill. Now They Face a Broader Attack.Schools that overcomplied with state bills targeting DEI initiatives are now vulnerable to attacks on curriculum, too. 0237
Elliott H. Powell @ehphd.bsky.social · 08/02/2025bloomberg.comGuantanamo Bay Is the Poisonous Fruit That Tempts All PresidentsBoth Democratic and Republican leaders established the precedent for Donald Trump’s plan to send migrants to the notorious prison base. 0122
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellBoston Review @bostonreview.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Black anti-fascists argued the Atlantic world’s history of racial violence belied the novelty of intra-European fascism. Speaking at the Second International Writers Congress in 1937, Langston Hughes declared: “We Negroes in America do not have to be told what fascism is in action. We know.”bostonreview.netThe Long Shadow of Racial Fascism - Boston ReviewA debate is roiling about the aptness of comparing Trump to European fascists. But radical Black thinkers have long argued that racial slavery created its own unique form of American fascism. 220079
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellDan Berger @dnbrgr.bsky.social · 08/02/2025They’re taking a sledgehammer to the already fragile nexus of academic research, healthcare access, and federal funding. The always untenable status quo is being destroyed for something far more cruel. People will lose not only their jobs but their lives. 1287
Reposted by Elliott H. PowellAlondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Research universities are often the largest employers in their region. They are often the primary health care providers to communities. This funding shift will not only reduce US research leadership, it will put working people out of work and reduce healthcare access. 9750682041