The U.S. Civil Rights Movement has a long history and directly relates to the current Black Lives... more The U.S. Civil Rights Movement has a long history and directly relates to the current Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. Music has long played an important role in BLM and earlier related movements in building community and promoting racial justice. Some contemporary scholars focus narrowly on the importance of social media in BLM, centering its significance in the same way that others have seen music as essential in studying earlier movements. Though its use of social media sets Black Lives Matter apart from the past and fundamentally changes BLM's trajectory and nature, so too does the movement's music. Together, both have played an essential role in linking image and message through music video and viral hashtags and posts. This thesis analyzes key differences and similarities between Black Lives Matter and past U.S. movements of racial reckoning through the use of music and image. The longevity and global reach of the contemporary movement are aided by social media and i...
This collection of essays, by a distinguished international group of scholars, explores the world... more This collection of essays, by a distinguished international group of scholars, explores the world of Vienna and the development of opera buffa in the second half of the eighteenth century. Although today Mozart remains the ...
The U.S. Civil Rights Movement has a long history and directly relates to the current Black Lives... more The U.S. Civil Rights Movement has a long history and directly relates to the current Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. Music has long played an important role in BLM and earlier related movements in building community and promoting racial justice. Some contemporary scholars focus narrowly on the importance of social media in BLM, centering its significance in the same way that others have seen music as essential in studying earlier movements. Though its use of social media sets Black Lives Matter apart from the past and fundamentally changes BLM's trajectory and nature, so too does the movement's music. Together, both have played an essential role in linking image and message through music video and viral hashtags and posts. This thesis analyzes key differences and similarities between Black Lives Matter and past U.S. movements of racial reckoning through the use of music and image. The longevity and global reach of the contemporary movement are aided by social media and i...
This collection of essays, by a distinguished international group of scholars, explores the world... more This collection of essays, by a distinguished international group of scholars, explores the world of Vienna and the development of opera buffa in the second half of the eighteenth century. Although today Mozart remains the ...
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