Professor of Film and Screen Studies Catherine Zimmer, PhD, authored an article in Avidly (a channel of the LA Review of Books) titled “” in which she discussed the “phenomenon” of the singer-songwriter, which includes, among other things, “an earnest and passionate longing for the analog,” something Zimmer feels the artist herself embodies.
In Zimmer’s view, Roan’s work is not necessarily about acoustic instrumentation, and it goes beyond nostalgia. It is “inhabitable” and “relational.”
She said, “Analog, in this instance, signals a certain type of materiality and presence. But the self-evidence of the analog includes constant reference to itself within history, within culture, within what phenomenology—a field of philosophy most simply defined by the notion that existence is always situated and relational—would call a ‘lifeworld.’
The 'phenomenon' of Chappell Roan is one that should be recognized as such because she embodies her own talent so well at the same time that it is clear that she is a canvas for performative transformation, cultural interaction, and productive, communal spectatorship.”
In a world where everyone can share the news, who decides what's true? Drawing on more than a decade of research, associate professor Mirjana Pantic explores how readers can participate responsibly in the news while separating fact from fiction in her book, Digital News Literacy and Participatory Journalism.
What can dogs teach us about ourselves? Through the Dog Lab, Dyson College assistant professor Molly Byrne, PhD, is using innovative virtual research to uncover new insights into canine and human behavior alike.
鶹ֱ associate professor of biology Jeanmaire Molina’s decade-long effort to cultivate endangered Rafflesia reflects the power of faculty research to advance global conservation through community partnership.