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SMR hosts Research Showcase

SMR hosts Research Showcase

September 29, 2023

Over the summer, SMR teamed up with Booksweet, a local independent bookstore on the north side, to purchase books to aid with SMR members’ research. The week of September 25, SMR hosted two hybrid events for participating members to offer...
SMR Welcome BBQ at County Farm Park

SMR Welcome BBQ at County Farm Park

September 22, 2023

On Sunday, September 17, SMR members gathered at County Farm Park in Ann Arbor to celebrate the beginning of another academic year. Attendees enjoyed good company, beautiful weather, and delicious food from MAIZ Mexican Cantina. Many thanks to SMR’s social...
Anna Rose Nelson defends dissertation

Anna Rose Nelson defends dissertation

August 04, 2023

On August 1, SMR member Anna Rose Nelson successfully defended her dissertation, “Fragments, Miniatures & Microludes: Analyzing the Modernist Aphoristic Aesthetic,” before a Zoom room packed with her committee, colleagues, and friends. Congratulations, Anna! Please see below for an abstract...
Dorian Mueller defends dissertation

Dorian Mueller defends dissertation

July 28, 2023

On July 25, SMR member Dorian Mueller successfully defended her dissertation, “Reconstructing the Edges and Surfaces of Musical Experience through Musical Spatial Frames: An Approach to Analysis through a Narrative Space Model of Musical Perception,” before her committee, colleagues, and...
SMR Members Present at IASPM 2023

SMR Members Present at IASPM 2023

July 17, 2023

Seven members of SMR recently presented at the IASPM (International Association for the Study of Popular Music) International Conference 2023, held at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis from June 26 to June 30. IASPM’s theme this year was “Popular...