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Help Us Grow Our FirstGen Program!
Apr 22 2025
UC Press has great news to share about FirstGen program growth and seeks your support for its continued success. Here’s how our program has benefitted first-gen authors so far.
The Satellites Behind Subscription Listening
Apr 01 2025
Brian Fauteux, author of "Music in Orbit," writes about the legacy of satellite radio
RACE MUSIC 21: ETUDES/GROOVES/INTERLUDES
Feb 25 2025
Guthrie Ramsey, author of "Race Music: Black Cultures from Bebop to Hip-Hop," announces his new album RACE MUSIC 21, based on the themes from his book.
Uncovering Stand-Up Comedy’s Feminist Media History
Feb 22 2025
Hattie Noel was a trailblazer of the stand-up comedy form. While the visual archive shows her constrained in the controlling images of Disney’s hippo and Hollywood’s maid, her comedy albums tell a different story of Black representation.
UC Press's Music Subject Collection
Feb 21 2025
UC Press is pleased to offer our complete list of music journals packaged together as a collection.
Bounce Back: 5 Queer Bounce Artists To Twerk To
Feb 07 2025
“Twerking” is now part of the national vocabulary, but is largely misunderstood, especially its distinctly queer iterations. JPMS author Lauron J. Kehrer discusses the origins of New Orleans bounce and suggests a playlist.
Q&A with Joy H. Calico and Daniel K. L. Chua, series editors of “California Studies in Global Musicology”
Nov 08 2024
We’re thrilled to announce our new California Studies in Global Musicology series, led by series editors Joy H. Calico and Daniel K. L. Chua! In this interview, Calico and Chua introduce the series, describe the types of projects they’re looking for, and provide advice for scholars hoping to submit to the series.
Music Perception Announces New Associate and Consulting Editors
Nov 01 2024
Meet Music Perception's new associate and consulting editors.
Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Charles Ives's Birth
Oct 20 2024
In celebration of the 150th anniversary of Charles Ives's birth, we have temporarily removed the paywall from a selection of articles about the composer.
Hearing While Deaf: Beethoven, Helen Keller, and the Ninth Symphony
Sep 19 2024
The story of Ludwig van Beethoven’s confronting his growing deafness as he continued to compose and conduct has always provided special inspiration for me that transcends his music. Whenever I listen to his compositions, I hear more than notes exquisitely written and performed. I hear the voice of a fellow human being who is overcoming trauma, adversity and fear through his art, whispering to me not to despair, but like him, to make the most of what I have while I can in my own way.