Noriko Manabe
@nmanabe.bsky.social
Professor, music theory, ethnomusicology, Japan studies. Research in music & social movements, popular music, music & language. Author, Protest Music after Fukushima; Editor, Oxford Handbook of Protest Music, 33-1/3 Japan. Views my own. linktr.ee/nmanabe
FWIW, having served in SMT, SEM, and AMS, my general impression is that while all 3 have their problems, I've found SMT to be more considered and rational. Perhaps because the field encourages one to think about processes and systems?
November 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
FWIW, having served in SMT, SEM, and AMS, my general impression is that while all 3 have their problems, I've found SMT to be more considered and rational. Perhaps because the field encourages one to think about processes and systems?
The financial reports to the AMS are posted on its website here: www.amsmusicology.org/reports-poli...
Reports - AMS
www.amsmusicology.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The financial reports to the AMS are posted on its website here: www.amsmusicology.org/reports-poli...
It is as if the society is burning through its ca. $600k in annual donations and grants--and then some. (This is unlikely to be a problem with fund manager performance, since the same fund managers deal with another fund I know.)
November 14, 2025 at 1:42 AM
It is as if the society is burning through its ca. $600k in annual donations and grants--and then some. (This is unlikely to be a problem with fund manager performance, since the same fund managers deal with another fund I know.)
Also, investments seemed smaller than what I would have expected. They have been virtually flat between 6/2021 and 6/2024, despite a 33% increase in the US stock market and $1.9 million in donations during this period.
November 14, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Also, investments seemed smaller than what I would have expected. They have been virtually flat between 6/2021 and 6/2024, despite a 33% increase in the US stock market and $1.9 million in donations during this period.
As a percent of total expenses, salaries grew from 24% to 39%. As a percent of revenues, salaries grew from 14.9% to 38.7%. In a well-run organization, those percentages would be flat, ie, you increase expenditures in line with revenues, not in such excess to them.
November 14, 2025 at 1:42 AM
As a percent of total expenses, salaries grew from 24% to 39%. As a percent of revenues, salaries grew from 14.9% to 38.7%. In a well-run organization, those percentages would be flat, ie, you increase expenditures in line with revenues, not in such excess to them.
The Rock as Foucault? Hmm, surely there are better ones...
November 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The Rock as Foucault? Hmm, surely there are better ones...
So this is the new method of imperialism—to sway votes in foreign countries by dangling aid?
October 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM
So this is the new method of imperialism—to sway votes in foreign countries by dangling aid?
Large Hispanic and Asian populations. Got it.
October 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Large Hispanic and Asian populations. Got it.
@nbcnews.com Why wasn't the news about the #CDC firings on the NBC Nightly News?
October 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM
@nbcnews.com Why wasn't the news about the #CDC firings on the NBC Nightly News?
.@nbcnews.com why wasn't this on the nightly news?
October 11, 2025 at 11:09 PM
.@nbcnews.com why wasn't this on the nightly news?
You can always just hit the "following" button, and I do so for the Japanese followers, but I totally see your point.
October 11, 2025 at 3:53 AM
You can always just hit the "following" button, and I do so for the Japanese followers, but I totally see your point.
Well, even though the cancellation seems to be for other reasons, it is true that a lot of air traffic controllers are calling in sick, making air travel more difficult and uncertain.
October 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Well, even though the cancellation seems to be for other reasons, it is true that a lot of air traffic controllers are calling in sick, making air travel more difficult and uncertain.
Yeah I remember that time of day…
October 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Yeah I remember that time of day…
Yes, I meant it as an explanation, not as an excuse.
October 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Yes, I meant it as an explanation, not as an excuse.
I was privileged to see this in conjunction with a Q&A with Peck, who shared how his background as a Haitian who grew up in the Congo honed his skills at picking up newspeak and the thinking behind some editorial choices (such as the photo of Orwell and his Indian nursemaid as bookends for the film)
October 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I was privileged to see this in conjunction with a Q&A with Peck, who shared how his background as a Haitian who grew up in the Congo honed his skills at picking up newspeak and the thinking behind some editorial choices (such as the photo of Orwell and his Indian nursemaid as bookends for the film)