Tag: music

+ Belfast, gaza, hip hop, John Conroy, kneecap, Northern Ireland, Palestine, rap

The Ways that the Past Impacts the Present: Personas and Identity

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As I prepared to teach my study travel course on identity in Belfast and before I arrived, I had a preconceived notion, of course, about the places I would visit and what I would encounter. Most of these impressions, apart from the things that my daughter told me about her time in Belfast, came from either academics, novelists, or popular culture, music being a big part … Read More The Ways that the Past Impacts the Present: Personas and Identity

+ irish literature, Literature, Louise Kennedy, Northern Ireland, Trespasses

The Palliative Nature of Music in Louise Kennedy’s “Trespasses”

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Early in Louise Kennedy’s Trespasses, Gerry Devlin asks Cushla to accompany him to a friend’s house in Belfast for a party. On their way to the house, they encounter a checkpoint manned by young British soldiers. The young soldiers, one of whose “complexion was cratered with acne scars and his mouth smelled of Juicy Fruit,” interrogate and accost Gerry, taking him out of the car … Read More The Palliative Nature of Music in Louise Kennedy’s “Trespasses”

+ Better Lovers, dead kennedys, Every Time I Die, Johnny Booth, metal, metalcore, music, punk

What Music Have I Been Listening to Lately?

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Recently, I’ve written about music and the fetishization of Asian women, about the Dead Kennedys’ debut album Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, and about some of my favorite music from 1995, but it’s been a few months since I’ve written about some of the music I’m currently enjoying. With that in mind, I want to take a moment and highlight some of the artists and songs that areon … Read More What Music Have I Been Listening to Lately?

+ Fea, Gender Chores, Helen Oyeyemi, misogyny, Mr. Fox, music, punk

Misogyny and Violence in Helen Oyeyemi’s “Mr. Fox”

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Like me, my wife enjoys reading, and her birthday is December 21. Her birthday’s proximity to Christmas always makes it a challenge to get her something, notably because she always says, “I don’t want anything because we need to save uo for Christmas.” A few months ago, I came across someone on social media who talked about a birthday present they bought for their … Read More Misogyny and Violence in Helen Oyeyemi’s “Mr. Fox”

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+ Alexandre Tefenkgi, Asiaphile, childish gambino, Fetishized, Kaila Yu, pornsak pichetshote, R.F. Kuang, Weezer

Music and the Fetishization of Asian Women in Kaila Yu’s “Fetishized”

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My wife, through her job, occasionally has the opportunity to go on press trips and write about them. Sometimes she does these trips solo, and other times she does them with other journalists and influencers. On a recent group trip, during a rain storm that interrupted their time at a cacao plantation, she spoke with Kaila Yu, another journalist on the trip, about her … Read More Music and the Fetishization of Asian Women in Kaila Yu’s “Fetishized”

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