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FirstGen scholar and author Jacek Blaskiewicz talks about his academic journey and new book "Fanfare for a City"

By Guthrie Ramsey, author of Who Hears Here? On Black Music Pasts and PresentWho Hears Here? is part of the UC Press Phono: Black Music and the Global Imagination seriesI wrote the essays in my new book Who Hears Here? On Black Music Pasts and Present over twenty-five years. These writings s

A stunning musical biography of Stevie Nicks that paints a portrait of an artist, not a caricature of a superstar.Reflective and expansive, Mirror in the Sky situates Stevie Nicks as one of the finest songwriters of the twentieth century.This biography from distinguished music historian Simon Morris

We're delighted to offer free access to select content from our music journals in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Musicological Association. Click on the covers below for free access through the end of the year to current and recent issues, including the Journal of Popular Music

'Tis the season for academic conferences when scholarly societies announce their annual awards. We are delighted to share the news that both Pacific Historical Review (PHR) and the Journal of Popular Music Studies (JPMS) have recently been honored with awards from the Western History Association (WH

Judith PerainoJudith Peraino's "I'll Be Your Mixtape: Lou Reed, Andy Warhol, and the Queer Intimacies of Cassettes," published in the Journal of Musicology, has been honored with two awards by the American Musicological Society. The article received both the H. Colin Slim Award for a musicol

UC Press is thrilled to be publishing a number of new titles groundbreaking books in Musicology.Beethoven, A Lifeby Jan Caeyerstranslated by Brent AnnableThe authoritative Beethoven biography, endorsed by and produced in close collaboration with the Beethoven-Haus Bonn, is timed for

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We are proud to announce the book and journal award winners from the 2019 American Musicological Society annual conference. Please join us in offering warm congratulations to the following authors.BOOK AWARDAMS Teaching Award for an exceptional pedagogical resourceExperiencing Latin Amer

The annual conference for the American Musicological Society starts today in Boston. Visit UC Press in the exhibit hall to:Browse our award-winning Music books and find out about forthcoming titlesGrab an order form to save 40% online (Pssst, you can even get a jumpstart by shopping now and ente