Society for Music Research
Blog
Richard Smith Participates in Drag Panel "Them Fatales"
On March 28th, 2021, SMR member Richard Smith got into drag as “Apple” to serve on a non-binary drag panel entitled “Them Fatales” as a part of the Stream Queens’ Empowered event. Stream Queens is a team of drag artists...
Pics or It Didn't Happen
On January 3, 2020, I traveled to Tel Aviv, Israel to research drag as a space that can combine queer musical performances with Arab identities. As part of my Ph.D. program in ethnomusicology, I am required to spend extensive time...
SMRF Anti-Racism Reading Group Meets to Discuss Pedagogy
On Monday, SMR members met for the latest installment of SMR Forum’s anti-racism reading group. This time, the readings had a pedagogical theme. Participants discussed these readings in relation to our particular teaching situations, mainly focusing on challenges and hopes...
Elizabeth McLain Hosts Disability Culture Workshops for GSIs
In February and March, SMR member Elizabeth McLain held Disability Culture Workshops for the benefit of faculty and GSIs. The first workshop focused on equipping participants with important vocabulary, understanding, and awareness about disability culture. Participants learned about the ways...
SMRF Anti-Racism Reading Group Meeting
On Wednesday, SMRF hosted the first Anti-Racism Reading Group meeting of 2021 to discuss intersectionality, utilizing articles by Matthew D. Morrison, Elizabeth K. Keenan, Kimberlé Crenshaw, and Ellie M. Hisama (for a full reading list, see below). The discussion ranged...