Since I arrived at Lawrence in fall 2015, significant strides have been taken to decolonize the conservatory curriculum at large. In fall 2018, the musicology department brought a curriculum to the conservatory faculty, switching from Western music history to the Intro to Musicology sequence. The new sequence eliminated the costly, Western-centered textbooks in exchange for…
Bernie is the answer
It looks as though the DNC will do anything to keep from accepting Bernie Sanders as the frontrunner in this election. Last week, he could not win Nevada because Medicare For All would take away hard-won union healthcare benefits. Today, he is a communist for questioning our country’s systemic brainwashing that communism, in all forms,…
On Kobe Bryant
Disclaimer: This based on a Facebook status I made on Jan. 30. It remains relevant almost a month later. CW: sexual assault So, I am a survivor, and every survivor’s response to being retraumatized by the death and/or accolades of a rapist, abuser or perpetrator is valid. I am with you. I hear you. I…
My body is a fire no one can put out
It is the point in the term where I can no longer delude myself into thinking I can keep up. Attendance and deadlines keep slipping out of my reach. I am not 20 anymore. I cannot pull all-nighters like I used to. There is only so much reading, writing, thinking, composing and practicing I can…