Lauron J. Kehrer
@lauronkehrer.bsky.social
Associate Prof of Ethno/Musicology. Author of Queer Voices In Hip Hop. lauronkehrer.com #FirstGen academic. They/Them. All opinions mine.
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New Orleans, Katrina, and Bounce: A Conversation with Big Freedia | Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University
Harvard Radcliffe Institute and the Harvard University Department of Music welcome the Queen of Bounce, Big Freedia, for a conversation about music, community, and strength in the face of climate chan...
www.radcliffe.harvard.edu
In case you missed it last week, the video of my conversation with Big Freedia, moderated by Loren Kajikawa, hosted by @rad-institute.bsky.social is now available:
www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2025-c...
www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2025-c...
@iaspm-us.bsky.social invites nominations for the 2026 Woody Guthrie and Greg Tate Book Awards: iaspm-us.wildapricot.org/Guthrie-and-...
Woody Guthrie and Greg Tate Awards
iaspm-us.wildapricot.org
September 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
@iaspm-us.bsky.social invites nominations for the 2026 Woody Guthrie and Greg Tate Book Awards: iaspm-us.wildapricot.org/Guthrie-and-...
Happy July 4th 🤘🏻
CFP: @iaspm-us.bsky.social 2026 Conference Popular Music and the State
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July 4, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Happy July 4th 🤘🏻
CFP: @iaspm-us.bsky.social 2026 Conference Popular Music and the State
iaspm-us.wildapricot.org/2026-confere...
iaspm-us.wildapricot.org/2026-confere...
July 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM
CFP: @iaspm-us.bsky.social 2026 Conference Popular Music and the State
iaspm-us.wildapricot.org/2026-confere...
iaspm-us.wildapricot.org/2026-confere...
I am off to Paris for the Depression in Popular Music Conference and IASPM 2025. It will be my first time in France! Let’s see how rusty that middle school and high school French is 😅
June 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I am off to Paris for the Depression in Popular Music Conference and IASPM 2025. It will be my first time in France! Let’s see how rusty that middle school and high school French is 😅
GUESS WHO’S IN THE BEAN CLUB
June 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
GUESS WHO’S IN THE BEAN CLUB
I am very excited to share that I have accepted a position as Associate Professor of Music in the Music Department at Smith College! I will be relocating to Northampton, MA over the summer.
May 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I am very excited to share that I have accepted a position as Associate Professor of Music in the Music Department at Smith College! I will be relocating to Northampton, MA over the summer.
Honored to have been recognized by the WMU college of Fine Arts with the Excellence in Creative Research award for 2025. 🥹
April 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Honored to have been recognized by the WMU college of Fine Arts with the Excellence in Creative Research award for 2025. 🥹
There are some folks who are impacted by cuts to NIH & NEH grants posting things like, “I don’t usually post political things on fb but this is the last straw!” Just think about how that must sound to trans folks, immigrants, etc., that it wasn’t worth speaking up until *your* job was impacted.
April 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
There are some folks who are impacted by cuts to NIH & NEH grants posting things like, “I don’t usually post political things on fb but this is the last straw!” Just think about how that must sound to trans folks, immigrants, etc., that it wasn’t worth speaking up until *your* job was impacted.
Sorry I’m late for my appointment, “Purple Rain” came on the radio and I was unable to leave my vehicle
March 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Sorry I’m late for my appointment, “Purple Rain” came on the radio and I was unable to leave my vehicle
Congrats @lmgm.bsky.social on winning this year’s Guthrie award!!
March 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Congrats @lmgm.bsky.social on winning this year’s Guthrie award!!
Two big events coming up at today’s PopCon/IASPM-US meeting!
First, we have the IASPM-US business meeting at noon in the music complex. We have some exciting announcements, including this year’s prize winners and next year’s conference
First, we have the IASPM-US business meeting at noon in the music complex. We have some exciting announcements, including this year’s prize winners and next year’s conference
March 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Two big events coming up at today’s PopCon/IASPM-US meeting!
First, we have the IASPM-US business meeting at noon in the music complex. We have some exciting announcements, including this year’s prize winners and next year’s conference
First, we have the IASPM-US business meeting at noon in the music complex. We have some exciting announcements, including this year’s prize winners and next year’s conference
Heading to PopCon/IASPM-US 2025! DTW is going hard with the 90s pop today
“How do I liiiiiive without youuuu”
“How do I liiiiiive without youuuu”
March 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Heading to PopCon/IASPM-US 2025! DTW is going hard with the 90s pop today
“How do I liiiiiive without youuuu”
“How do I liiiiiive without youuuu”
Feeling honored to have been elected to serve as the next president of @iaspm-us.bsky.social (International Association for the Study of Popular Music, U.S. Branch)! Thank you to everyone who voted. I’m very glad I will continue to serve with Anthony Kwame Harrison and the rest of the board.
February 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Feeling honored to have been elected to serve as the next president of @iaspm-us.bsky.social (International Association for the Study of Popular Music, U.S. Branch)! Thank you to everyone who voted. I’m very glad I will continue to serve with Anthony Kwame Harrison and the rest of the board.
In case you missed it last week, the video of my conversation with Big Freedia, moderated by Loren Kajikawa, hosted by @rad-institute.bsky.social is now available:
www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2025-c...
www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2025-c...
New Orleans, Katrina, and Bounce: A Conversation with Big Freedia | Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University
Harvard Radcliffe Institute and the Harvard University Department of Music welcome the Queen of Bounce, Big Freedia, for a conversation about music, community, and strength in the face of climate chan...
www.radcliffe.harvard.edu
February 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
In case you missed it last week, the video of my conversation with Big Freedia, moderated by Loren Kajikawa, hosted by @rad-institute.bsky.social is now available:
www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2025-c...
www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2025-c...
Look at @cristina4.bsky.social go! Love hearing about her book, Art Music Activism (@illinoispress.bsky.social) at the WMU Center for the Humanities Books & Beers Series 🤩
February 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Look at @cristina4.bsky.social go! Love hearing about her book, Art Music Activism (@illinoispress.bsky.social) at the WMU Center for the Humanities Books & Beers Series 🤩
Y’all I just talked to Big Freedia in front of I don’t know how many people 😮💨
February 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Y’all I just talked to Big Freedia in front of I don’t know how many people 😮💨
😮💨 that was so stressful
February 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
😮💨 that was so stressful
Reposted by Lauron J. Kehrer
I am presenting a talk on my book as part of the Books and Beer series of the WMU Center for the Humanities ... join us if you are in Kalamazoo! We can share a beer while listening to some stories of Music Activism 😁
February 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I am presenting a talk on my book as part of the Books and Beer series of the WMU Center for the Humanities ... join us if you are in Kalamazoo! We can share a beer while listening to some stories of Music Activism 😁
Happy beyhive presale day to all who celebrate
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ALT: a woman is covering her mouth with her hand while holding a bow and arrow in her hand .
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February 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Happy beyhive presale day to all who celebrate
Tomorrow! New Orleans, Katrina, and Bounce: A Conversation with Big Freedia. Hosted by @rad-institute.bsky.social, moderated by Loren Kajikawa, ft me in convo with the Queen Diva. FREE. 4pmET. There’s still time to register! www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2025-c...
New Orleans, Katrina, and Bounce: A Conversation with Big Freedia | Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University
Harvard Radcliffe Institute and the Harvard University Department of Music welcome the Queen of Bounce, Big Freedia, for a conversation about music, community, and strength in the face of climate chan...
www.radcliffe.harvard.edu
February 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Tomorrow! New Orleans, Katrina, and Bounce: A Conversation with Big Freedia. Hosted by @rad-institute.bsky.social, moderated by Loren Kajikawa, ft me in convo with the Queen Diva. FREE. 4pmET. There’s still time to register! www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2025-c...
I’m really tired of us getting Big Freedia’s voice but not getting to see her on the stage 😑
February 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I’m really tired of us getting Big Freedia’s voice but not getting to see her on the stage 😑
This is a better link to the post-Grammy thoughts.
Making my Cowboy Carter Tour plans…. She coming!
www.barrons.com/news/beyonce...
Making my Cowboy Carter Tour plans…. She coming!
www.barrons.com/news/beyonce...
Beyonce's Best Album Grammy: A Long Time Coming
www.barrons.com
February 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This is a better link to the post-Grammy thoughts.
Making my Cowboy Carter Tour plans…. She coming!
www.barrons.com/news/beyonce...
Making my Cowboy Carter Tour plans…. She coming!
www.barrons.com/news/beyonce...
A little late sharing but here’s the follow up on Beyoncé finally taking home AOTY with quotes from me and @birgittajohnson.bsky.social 🤠
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Beyonce's best album Grammy: a long time coming — AFP News
The Grammy for Album of the Year eluded Beyonce for so many years -- despite so many critically and commercially acclaimed albums, through endless industry analysis -- that the narrative took on an au...
apple.news
February 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A little late sharing but here’s the follow up on Beyoncé finally taking home AOTY with quotes from me and @birgittajohnson.bsky.social 🤠
apple.news/Abrj6a9RZQI-...
apple.news/Abrj6a9RZQI-...
@ucpress.bsky.social blog just published a piece I wrote about bounce: www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/b...
University of California Press
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
www.ucpress.edu
February 8, 2025 at 3:20 AM
@ucpress.bsky.social blog just published a piece I wrote about bounce: www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/b...
Reposted by Lauron J. Kehrer
For #BlackHistoryMonth we're offering 40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
Black History Month is not only a celebration of the rich history of Black life, politics, culture, and struggle. It is also a reminder to engage every day with that history as we ...
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February 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
For #BlackHistoryMonth we're offering 40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation