Erik Steinskog
@eriksteinskog.bsky.social
Associate professor of musicology at the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen. Former saxophone player, always philosophy reader, currently popular music fan (and more).
Had my first lecture on "Beyoncé - The Queen of America" tonight. Approximately 30 in the audience, and they seemed to enjoy themselves. It was so much fun. #iLoveMyJob
November 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Had my first lecture on "Beyoncé - The Queen of America" tonight. Approximately 30 in the audience, and they seemed to enjoy themselves. It was so much fun. #iLoveMyJob
Formerly known as prince...
October 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Formerly known as prince...
Peter Thiel on the Antichrist in the newest episode of South Park.
October 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Peter Thiel on the Antichrist in the newest episode of South Park.
D'Angelo, 1974-2025. R.I.P. This is so very sad.
October 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
D'Angelo, 1974-2025. R.I.P. This is so very sad.
Sandsynligvis har journalisten aldrig endog hørt om John Cage.
October 8, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Sandsynligvis har journalisten aldrig endog hørt om John Cage.
I am finally reading Stephen Graham Jones's The Buffalo Hunter Hunter. It is awesome! @sgj.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I am finally reading Stephen Graham Jones's The Buffalo Hunter Hunter. It is awesome! @sgj.bsky.social
I am finally reading Stephen Graham Jones's The Buffalo Hunter Hunter. It is awesome!
October 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I am finally reading Stephen Graham Jones's The Buffalo Hunter Hunter. It is awesome!
Den første udgave af mit undervisningsforløb "Beyoncé – Dronningen af Amerika" ved Københavns Folkeuniversitet var, hvis jeg selv skal sige det, ret populært. Og jeg havde det også sjovt. Om en måned gentager jeg succesen; tilmeld dig eller anbefal det til en ven.
October 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Den første udgave af mit undervisningsforløb "Beyoncé – Dronningen af Amerika" ved Københavns Folkeuniversitet var, hvis jeg selv skal sige det, ret populært. Og jeg havde det også sjovt. Om en måned gentager jeg succesen; tilmeld dig eller anbefal det til en ven.
Today marks 3 months since my father died. I miss him. And some nights I admit I wonder if it will ever become easier to accept that he is gone.
October 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Today marks 3 months since my father died. I miss him. And some nights I admit I wonder if it will ever become easier to accept that he is gone.
Today Jon Fosse is 66. Happy birthday.
September 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Today Jon Fosse is 66. Happy birthday.
Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin, 5 July 1892 – 26 September 1940.
September 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin, 5 July 1892 – 26 September 1940.
Given the current focus on escalators, I think it is time to recommend @colsonwhitehead.com's 1999 novel The Intuitionist. A terrific novel.
September 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Given the current focus on escalators, I think it is time to recommend @colsonwhitehead.com's 1999 novel The Intuitionist. A terrific novel.
Today it is 33 years since Mae Jemison became the first Black woman in space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on its second mission STS-47.
September 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Today it is 33 years since Mae Jemison became the first Black woman in space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on its second mission STS-47.
Today Ruby Bridges is 71. Happy birthday. Here she is, from 1960, escorted to school by U.S. Marshals.
September 8, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Today Ruby Bridges is 71. Happy birthday. Here she is, from 1960, escorted to school by U.S. Marshals.
Today it is 97 years since the premiere of Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera) by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht at Theater am Schiffbauerdamm in Berlin.
August 31, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Today it is 97 years since the premiere of Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera) by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht at Theater am Schiffbauerdamm in Berlin.
Today it is 228 years since Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (née Godwin) was born.
August 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Today it is 228 years since Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (née Godwin) was born.
Today it is 77 years since Fred Hampton was born.
August 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Today it is 77 years since Fred Hampton was born.
In today’s bookstore(s).
August 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
In today’s bookstore(s).
I’ve been thinking about my father today. There’s something I really would’ve liked to hear his opinion on and his advice for me going forward. It’s been almost 2 months since he passed away, and this is a slightly different level of grief. Luckily, I have a hunch of what his advice would have been.
August 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I’ve been thinking about my father today. There’s something I really would’ve liked to hear his opinion on and his advice for me going forward. It’s been almost 2 months since he passed away, and this is a slightly different level of grief. Luckily, I have a hunch of what his advice would have been.
This is a first edition of The Underground Railroad (2016), signed by Colson Whitehead on this day back in 2017.
August 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This is a first edition of The Underground Railroad (2016), signed by Colson Whitehead on this day back in 2017.
7 years ago I was on the cover of Uniavisen / University Post @universitypost.bsky.social wearing one of my Sun Ra Arkestra t-shirts @sunrauniverse.bsky.social It's not likely to happen again.
August 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
7 years ago I was on the cover of Uniavisen / University Post @universitypost.bsky.social wearing one of my Sun Ra Arkestra t-shirts @sunrauniverse.bsky.social It's not likely to happen again.
Today it is 135 years since H. P. Lovecraft was born.
August 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Today it is 135 years since H. P. Lovecraft was born.
The first book I read by Dag Solstad (and yes, this says something about my age) was Roman 1987 ('Novel 1987') (from 1987).
August 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The first book I read by Dag Solstad (and yes, this says something about my age) was Roman 1987 ('Novel 1987') (from 1987).
I am so happy to have been invited to develop my abstract/idea “Music, Power, Horror: On music in Sinners” (working title) into an article for The Sinners Reader. I hope I can pull it off, and am looking forward to writing it.
August 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I am so happy to have been invited to develop my abstract/idea “Music, Power, Horror: On music in Sinners” (working title) into an article for The Sinners Reader. I hope I can pull it off, and am looking forward to writing it.