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@imanimosley.bsky.social
your favorite musicologist’s favorite musicologist.✨
music/cultural historian at the University of Florida🐊, Tar Heel bred, professional social media haver. is always on brand, & the brand (🇬🇧) is strong 😉
she/her 🏳️🌈 https://linktr.ee/imanimosley
music/cultural historian at the University of Florida🐊, Tar Heel bred, professional social media haver. is always on brand, & the brand (🇬🇧) is strong 😉
she/her 🏳️🌈 https://linktr.ee/imanimosley
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GAINESVILLE, FL (AP): local historian begs nation to stop making their work topical, prescient, and relevant.
there's something about having to come in super early to work solely because if you don't, you won't have anywhere to park that REALLY irks me. but i have spent this time figuring out how to block off my mondays in outlook, among other things, & that feels like a win
January 22, 2026 at 2:14 PM
there's something about having to come in super early to work solely because if you don't, you won't have anywhere to park that REALLY irks me. but i have spent this time figuring out how to block off my mondays in outlook, among other things, & that feels like a win
damn Canva really is that girl
January 21, 2026 at 11:16 PM
damn Canva really is that girl
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Had an Idea about music in meme politics www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/21/o...
When a ridiculous online ditty leads to the capture of the Venezuelan president - The Boston Globe
Musical memes are infiltrating politics.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Had an Idea about music in meme politics www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/21/o...
now i’ve seen sandhill cranes in Gainesville before but that was relegated to Sweetwater & Paynes Prairie not the sidewalk in front of my house 😱
January 21, 2026 at 7:16 PM
now i’ve seen sandhill cranes in Gainesville before but that was relegated to Sweetwater & Paynes Prairie not the sidewalk in front of my house 😱
today looks like “a lot of europeans have dumb fuck opinions on bluesky” day so i’m just gonna do something else for now
January 21, 2026 at 4:36 PM
today looks like “a lot of europeans have dumb fuck opinions on bluesky” day so i’m just gonna do something else for now
Gabrielle’s the homie & a brilliant scholar & musician — go check this out!
For anybody in the tristate area, Princeton's German Department is hosting a chamber music concert on February 19, with the wonderful Gabrielle Ferrari lending her voice to Bettina von Arnim. Program to follow!
german.princeton.edu/whats-on/eve...
german.princeton.edu/whats-on/eve...
January 21, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Gabrielle’s the homie & a brilliant scholar & musician — go check this out!
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Like how do you read anything about the mass incarceration system or pretty much anything involving how Indigenous people are treated in the US and walk away thinking that there are no subjugated peoples within the US
Unless you think people of color deserve it and colonialism is fine
Unless you think people of color deserve it and colonialism is fine
January 21, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Like how do you read anything about the mass incarceration system or pretty much anything involving how Indigenous people are treated in the US and walk away thinking that there are no subjugated peoples within the US
Unless you think people of color deserve it and colonialism is fine
Unless you think people of color deserve it and colonialism is fine
holy shit i’m so sorry @musicologyduck.bsky.social 🤣
Aw. Bluesky’s favorite publication covered Bluesky’s first viral play-by-play horror story ❤️❤️❤️
people.com/passenger-sa...
people.com/passenger-sa...
Passenger Says NYC-to-D.C. Bus Went Off Route After Driver Switch in Viral Thread Recounting Play-by-Play
A BlueSky user said a NYC-to-Washington, D.C., bus ride took a frightening turn after a driver swap, claiming the new driver insisted passengers were on the wrong bus and would not go to Union Station...
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January 21, 2026 at 2:28 AM
holy shit i’m so sorry @musicologyduck.bsky.social 🤣
lol not the encyclopedia with the astrology shade
(my dad was an aquarius & this TRACKS)
(my dad was an aquarius & this TRACKS)
Aquarius’s representation as a man pouring a stream of water out of a jug may be because in ancient times, the rising of Aquarius coincided with a period of floods and rain in the Middle East.
Another conspiracy theory for them to consider.
Another conspiracy theory for them to consider.
January 20, 2026 at 7:57 PM
lol not the encyclopedia with the astrology shade
(my dad was an aquarius & this TRACKS)
(my dad was an aquarius & this TRACKS)
i submitted an article today AND got my chapter proofs back for a book that i can't express how excited i am to see in print. THIS is the energy i've wanted to manifest for 2026
January 20, 2026 at 7:56 PM
i submitted an article today AND got my chapter proofs back for a book that i can't express how excited i am to see in print. THIS is the energy i've wanted to manifest for 2026
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Junior scholars and late-stage graduate students in popular music studies! The AMS Popular Music Study Group is now accepting applications for our biannual Junior Scholar Symposium in Cleveland this summer! Read our full call here and please share widely.
amspop.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/2...
amspop.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/2...
2026 Junior Scholar Symposium – Call for Applications
2026 Junior Scholar Symposium – Call for Applications 2026 Junior Scholar SymposiumCase Western Reserve UniversityJune 16-18, 2026Application Deadline: February 16, 2026 The Popular Music Stu…
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January 20, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Junior scholars and late-stage graduate students in popular music studies! The AMS Popular Music Study Group is now accepting applications for our biannual Junior Scholar Symposium in Cleveland this summer! Read our full call here and please share widely.
amspop.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/2...
amspop.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/2...
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Ligon Middle School in Raleigh evacuated due to potential threat. What we know. Students and staff were initially evacuated from the building but are being relocated to the gym while the threat is investigated. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #nced #wcpss
Ligon Middle School in Raleigh evacuated due to potential threat. What we know.
The school plans to relocate students and staff to the gym while law enforcement investigates the threat.
www.newsobserver.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Ligon Middle School in Raleigh evacuated due to potential threat. What we know. Students and staff were initially evacuated from the building but are being relocated to the gym while the threat is investigated. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #nced #wcpss
who the fuck WANTS their posts to go viral, have you ever had that actually happen? it's like getting a winning pull on a slot machine if wasps started pouring out the bottom instead of quarters
January 20, 2026 at 4:22 AM
seeing all of these people who don’t know Duck repost their bus saga is a wild reminder of how social media works
January 20, 2026 at 3:59 AM
seeing all of these people who don’t know Duck repost their bus saga is a wild reminder of how social media works
am i going to play Stockhausen tomorrow morning in class at 8:30? i am. does this make me a terrible person? possibly.
but honestly, i'm just joining a long line of music professors who play insane things in morning classes…gotta pass the torch
but honestly, i'm just joining a long line of music professors who play insane things in morning classes…gotta pass the torch
January 20, 2026 at 2:34 AM
am i going to play Stockhausen tomorrow morning in class at 8:30? i am. does this make me a terrible person? possibly.
but honestly, i'm just joining a long line of music professors who play insane things in morning classes…gotta pass the torch
but honestly, i'm just joining a long line of music professors who play insane things in morning classes…gotta pass the torch
i was in an uber in Miami, the driver missed the exit & stopped IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY (& i mean a dead fucking 0MPH stop), then reversed & got on to the off ramp. let’s not do this
I have driven in all of the worst places to drive in the United States and Miami is the worst place I’ve ever driven
January 20, 2026 at 1:08 AM
i was in an uber in Miami, the driver missed the exit & stopped IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY (& i mean a dead fucking 0MPH stop), then reversed & got on to the off ramp. let’s not do this
um…lemme go call my mom 😬
January 19, 2026 at 11:12 PM
um…lemme go call my mom 😬
one of the ways we’re moving this MLK Day 🖤
January 19, 2026 at 9:58 PM
one of the ways we’re moving this MLK Day 🖤
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A good day to log off and do some work in your community.
January 19, 2026 at 1:43 PM
A good day to log off and do some work in your community.
so in addition to my usual anhinga & great blue heron neighbors, i had a wood stork in my lake just now! i haven’t seen a wood stork in my neighborhood in ages & it was a nice visit ☺️
January 18, 2026 at 9:00 PM
so in addition to my usual anhinga & great blue heron neighbors, i had a wood stork in my lake just now! i haven’t seen a wood stork in my neighborhood in ages & it was a nice visit ☺️
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Every evening, Steven Isserlis, one of the world’s most celebrated concert cellists, kisses his 300-year-old instrument’s beechwood scroll as he returns it to its case. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
When a Man Loves a Cello
For the concert soloist Steven Isserlis, the perfect instrument is a blessing—and a curse.
www.newyorker.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Every evening, Steven Isserlis, one of the world’s most celebrated concert cellists, kisses his 300-year-old instrument’s beechwood scroll as he returns it to its case. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
today our students are hosting the 15th annual Southern Graduate Music Research Symposium & two of my PhD advisees presented absolutely brilliant work on their research & i couldn’t be more proud ☺️
January 17, 2026 at 7:01 PM
today our students are hosting the 15th annual Southern Graduate Music Research Symposium & two of my PhD advisees presented absolutely brilliant work on their research & i couldn’t be more proud ☺️
lol shout out to the Black woman who when on the jumbotron at this UF gymnastics meet during Gators Karaoke mouthed “i don’t know the words” during Don’t Stop Believin’. queen shit 👑
January 17, 2026 at 12:27 AM
lol shout out to the Black woman who when on the jumbotron at this UF gymnastics meet during Gators Karaoke mouthed “i don’t know the words” during Don’t Stop Believin’. queen shit 👑
we're in our first colloquium of the year with a guest from University Press of Florida, all just reminding me that 2026 is the year of getting the big stuff done for my book & it's making me antsy but in a good way ☺️
January 16, 2026 at 6:27 PM
we're in our first colloquium of the year with a guest from University Press of Florida, all just reminding me that 2026 is the year of getting the big stuff done for my book & it's making me antsy but in a good way ☺️