By Richard Lee Finding songs to illustrate our weekly Media Studies Across Disciplines papers often takes me on long journeys through recordings, YouTube videos and memories I have accrued from following rock’n’roll since four guys from Great Britain captured the… Read More ›
By Xiao-Ning Zhang We all have a scientist living within each one of us. Sitting in front of the laptop, a lyric keeps echoing in my head: “do you see what I see?” But this time, it is a rather… Read More ›
By Richard Lee The search for a song to illustrate Benjamin Gross’ Identity over Information essay followed a long and winding road. And, no, the journey did not end with that Beatles’ classic. In the essay, Gross argues that emotions… Read More ›
By Richard Lee In her Media Studies Across Disciplines essay, Fundraising in the Midst of Pandemic: Important Work. Unique Challenges, Monica Mattioli explains how those in the advancement profession must adapt and change to meet the challenges created by the… Read More ›
By Monica Mattioli Pandemics present the advancement profession with a unique set of challenges, different from those of other crisis events and natural disasters. Simply put, pandemics move the philanthropist’s lens and, in turn, the fundraiser’s approach, from an act… Read More ›
By Richard Lee In 1969, Joni Mitchell wrote a song about a musician she saw performing on a New York City street corner. Mitchell’s song, “For Free,” contrasts the life of the street musician with her career in the limelight…. Read More ›
By Richard Lee In Week 4’s paper and online panel discussion, Phillip G. Payne related how Warren G. Harding conducted a “front porch” campaign for the presidency in 1920. Rather than traveling around the country, Harding chose to campaign from… Read More ›
By Richard Lee Finding a song to illustrate our second Media Across Disciplines essay of the summer is easy; finding the right song is a bit of a challenge. In the essay, Status Quo or Silver Lining? Environmental Changes in… Read More ›
“Life [now] is somewhat more complicated than it was in the Middle Ages, but in many ways it is so much the same — violent, terrifying, full of chaos and plague, murderers and thieves. So the acknowledgement that in the… Read More ›
By Richard Lee Since I spent part of my career covering rock’n’roll and another part covering – and working in –politics and government, I often explore areas where music and public policy intersect. So when we launched our Media Studies… Read More ›
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