Research and teach media, culture and organisation in London. Tend to go on about music, work, culture, policy, theory...
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Bloomsbury keep advertising this at me so it must be good.
Out 19 September!
2005-2015 saw a drastic transformation of the music industry. ‘Corporate Life in the Digital Music Industry’ by @tgpb85 sheds new light behind the scenes, focusing on the employees who shaped it from below.
Pre-order now: bit.ly/3SEIh2c
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This Thursday @tgpb85 and I discussing our books on music and work at the University of Westminster eventbrite.co.uk/e/popular-m…
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Just been made aware of Mercury prizewinning band English Teacher (example lyrics "broken up, broken down/broken biscuits, broken town")
Tellingly, reviews all celebrate them not being from London but say nothing about the music. Brexit has really been bad for art/art criticism.
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Western social media will clearly be awful for the next week or so. If you want me for any reason, I'll be on wechat.
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What do we see when we see in colour? On fireworks night & the day of the US elections, join us at Birkbeck for a dazzling reflection on politics & aesthetics by the brilliant Esther Leslie. All welcome. Book your free place here: bbk.ac.uk/events/event/45232…
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In a new initiative, Editorial Board members are writing extended review essays of recently published books that provoke debates important to the journal. First up, Daniel Neyland on Discounting the Future by Liliana Doganova @ZoneBooks
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Meet Derrida: An AI trained to "give you insights and suggestions you didn't even know you needed."
They're just taking the piss at this point.
ALT Screenshot from LinkedIN. The text reads: Meet Derrida: Your New AI Marketing Pro WASK Inc. has just introduced something groundbreaking—Derrida, an AI designed to transform the way you manage your ads. Powered by data from over 10 million campaigns on Google and Meta Ads, Derrida is trained to predict, optimize, and provide advice like a top-tier marketing expert. Wondering how to make the most of your budget or improve your ad copy? Just ask Derrida. She’ll give you insights and suggestions you didn’t even know you needed. Gain a real advantage over the competition. Derrida tracks what’s working and what’s not, offering real-time strategies to help you improve. It’s like having a marketing strategist available 24/7. See Derrida in action.
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Funded PhD call!
I would be extremely keen to discuss this with any prospective PhD applicants in the following cross-cutting areas:
- work in media & cultural production
- technologies & systems of organisation
- knowledge, data & expertise in relation to media & culture
📢 @UniWestminster is now accepting applications for @TECHNEDTP
Techne supports outstanding students pursuing the ‘craft’ of research through innovative, interdisciplinary and creative approaches across the arts and humanities
Deadline: 5 December
jobs.ac.uk/job/DKA856/ahrc-f…
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🔊New issue OUT🔊
Inside you will find a timely Symposium on "Repurposing Generative AI for Social Research" edited by Federico Pilati, Anders Kristian Munk and Tommaso Venturini.
Read the whole issue here sociologica.unibo.it/issue/v… and stay tuned for more content!
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A beautiful remembrance of Bruno Latour from Steven Shapin jhiblog.org/2024/10/28/a-ser…
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It is not everyday we publish a line-up like this. The second instalment of our symposium on Callon’s 📕combines @_paullangley, Bill Maurer, Tim Mitchell & Nobel winner Alvin Roth & Callon’s response to @allartmarkets essay. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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🎉 🎉 Our special issue (with 20 papers) on Global Perspectives on Platforms & Cultural Production in the International Journal of Cultural Studies is out: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.… @tpoell @brookeerinduffy @bruce_mutsvairo @iamtommiii @artarriagada Jeroen de Kloet & Ping Sun
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Toby Bennett and I will be discussing our recent books on music and work in a couple of weeks at the University of Westminster. Tickets almost gone for this so book early!
Event rescheduled!
New date to launch our books:
5-7pm, 14th November, Regent Street, University of Westminster
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Very much recommend Qian's new history of Chinese music industries with Keith Negus - for those who need to know.
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Great to read these generous and thoughtful repsonses by Kathi Weeks, Francesca Sobande, Janet Newman, Alison Hearn and Kate Soper to 'Left Feminisms: Conversations on the Personal + the Political' in @FeministTheory - #OpenAccess here:
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Heads up academic friends, @CardiffJomec seeks permanent lecturer to lead on development and delivery of MA International Journalism. NB this post requires "significant editorial experience in broadcast and television news." jobs.ac.uk/job/DKJ106/lectur…
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Was a lot of fun introducing my book to recording arts and media management students at Communication University of China, with the excellent Qian Zhang.
Super sharp, with really spot on questions about the passion/work nexus, Chinese rights management, AI value chains etc.
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Very much recommend Qian's new history of Chinese music industries with Keith Negus - for those who need to know.
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👇 = a far more concise version of what I suggest here:
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Most of the music you hear is a function of some sort of industry infrastructure bringing it to you. Me included.
There are others who sit outside of that who get their ideas done. People doing parties for example with no public advertising or socials and not brand building.
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