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Chen-Yu Lin is Shortlisted for a Prestigious National Award
Chen-Yu Lin is Shortlisted for a Prestigious National Award
A film made by Chen-Yu Lin, a PhD student affiliated to the Institute of Popular Music, has made the shortlist for the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s prestigious 2016 Research in Film Awards.
Posted on: 3 November 2016
Towards a Social History of Drummer Stereotypes
Towards a Social History of Drummer Stereotypes
The Tuesday Series of Music Research Seminars 2016\n\nTuesdays, Large Music Room, 80-82 Bedford Street South, 4pm
Posted on: 31 October 2016
Seeking Interview Partners for A Women’s History of the Beatles
Seeking Interview Partners for A Women’s History of the Beatles
In November Dr Christine Feldman-Barrett will be visiting Liverpool to conduct research about the impact of the Beatles. Christine is a Lecturer in the School of Humanities at Griffith University, Australia and wants your help with the project.
Posted on: 9 October 2016
Focus on: Emily Baker
Focus on: Emily Baker
‘I talk about Aretha Franklin a lot’\n\nThis, I found, tends to be the ‘in’ to explaining my thesis to polite strangers on a plane.\n\n‘Really?..you can study that?!’
Posted on: 1 October 2016
When Rock ‘n’ Roll came to Liverpool 60 Years Ago
When Rock ‘n’ Roll came to Liverpool 60 Years Ago
RESEARCH-IN-PROGRESS SEMINAR\n\nYANNIS TZIOUMAKIS (UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL)\n\nWednesday 28 September 5pm, School of Arts Library, 19 Abercromby Square
Posted on: 1 October 2016
The Beatles Eight Days a Week – 50 years later
The Beatles Eight Days a Week – 50 years later
Last night I had the privilege of attending the premiere, in Liverpool, of Ron Howard’s film on the Beatles, Eight Days a Week: the Touring Years. The ‘privilege’ arose because I helped produce a report , commissioned by Liverpool City Council, on the economic value of the Beatles to the Liverpool economy.
Posted on: 1 October 2016
Popular Music Studies Workshop
Popular Music Studies Workshop
POPULAR MUSIC STUDIES WORKSHOP\n\nSenate House, London\n\nWednesday 7 September 2016
Posted on: 18 September 2016
Is There Anyone Out There'? Documenting Birmingham's Alternative Music Scene 1986-1990
Is There Anyone Out There'? Documenting Birmingham's Alternative Music Scene 1986-1990
Jez Collins is a PhD student affiliated to the IPM and conducting research on popular music heritage and archives.
Posted on: 21 June 2016
"Chasing the China Wind: A Musical Journey," by Chen-Yu Lin
"Chasing the China Wind: A Musical Journey," by Chen-Yu Lin
The first event funded by the Postgraduate Research Development Fund is a premiere screening by Chen-Yu Lin, postgraduate researcher in the Department of Music, of her short documentary ‘Chasing the China Wind: A Musical Journey’; exploring recent Chinese popular music from the perspectives of post-1990’s generations across Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, and Liverpool. This exciting event is now taking place at on 9 June, 20.00 in Frederiks. Entry is free and there is no need to book, just come along!
Posted on: 4 June 2016
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Chen-Yu Lin is Shortlisted for a Prestigious National Award
Chen-Yu Lin is Shortlisted for a Prestigious National Award
A film made by Chen-Yu Lin, a PhD student affiliated to the Institute of Popular Music, has made the shortlist for the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s prestigious 2016 Research in Film Awards.
Posted on: 3 November 2016