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Lauron J. Kehrer

@lauronkehrer.bsky.social

Associate Prof of Ethno/Musicology. Author of Queer Voices In Hip Hop. lauronkehrer.com #FirstGen academic. They/Them. All opinions mine.

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Dr Daniele Shlomit Sofer they/them@shlomitsofer.com · 10mo ago

"Queer Ear still centers masculine representations that presume an inherently cis and male subject...in many ways enforcing a false equivalence between what is masculine and what is wrong with what we might construe as the non-queer music theory: cis music theory."

Queer Ear: Remaking Music Theory

History shows us how life could be otherwise, but if we don’t see ourselves in history, how can we build a future? José Esteban Muñoz finds his answer in t

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Lauron J. Kehrer@lauronkehrer.bsky.social · last yr.

There are some folks who are impacted by cuts to NIH & NEH grants posting things like, “I don’t usually post political things on fb but this is the last straw!” Just think about how that must sound to trans folks, immigrants, etc., that it wasn’t worth speaking up until *your* job was impacted.

Lauron J. Kehrer@lauronkehrer.bsky.social · 2y ago

Two big events coming up at today’s PopCon/IASPM-US meeting! First, we have the IASPM-US business meeting at noon in the music complex. We have some exciting announcements, including this year’s prize winners and next year’s conference

Lauron J. Kehrer@lauronkehrer.bsky.social · 2y ago

In case you missed it last week, the video of my conversation with Big Freedia, moderated by Loren Kajikawa, hosted by @rad-institute.bsky.social is now available: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2025-c...

New Orleans, Katrina, and Bounce: A Conversation with Big Freedia | Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University

Harvard Radcliffe Institute and the Harvard University Department of Music welcome the Queen of Bounce, Big Freedia, for a conversation about music, community, and strength in the face of climate chan...

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Cristina Fava@cristina4.bsky.social · 2y ago

I am presenting a talk on my book as part of the Books and Beer series of the WMU Center for the Humanities ... join us if you are in Kalamazoo! We can share a beer while listening to some stories of Music Activism 😁

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Lauron J. Kehrer@lauronkehrer.bsky.social · 2y ago

Tomorrow! New Orleans, Katrina, and Bounce: A Conversation with Big Freedia. Hosted by @rad-institute.bsky.social, moderated by Loren Kajikawa, ft me in convo with the Queen Diva. FREE. 4pmET. There’s still time to register! www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2025-c...

New Orleans, Katrina, and Bounce: A Conversation with Big Freedia | Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University

Harvard Radcliffe Institute and the Harvard University Department of Music welcome the Queen of Bounce, Big Freedia, for a conversation about music, community, and strength in the face of climate chan...

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Lauron J. Kehrer@lauronkehrer.bsky.social · 2y ago

Lots of bad & heavy stuff going on. I’m trying to remind myself of things I’m looking forward to! Like presenting at the HipHop Literacies conference at Ohio State in March (new work on Meg Thee Stallion, Doechii, depression & anxiety) & at IASPM in Paris this summer (Beyoncé & queer sampling)