74 episodes

Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation is a podcast which aims to bring wider attention to Michael Jackson as artist. It is the world's first academic podcast which solely discusses the art of Michael Jackson as well as the broader contexts in which his music, performance and short films were created and received.

Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On An Academic Conversation Karin Merx and Elizabeth Amisu

    • Arts
    • 4.2 • 30 Ratings

Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation is a podcast which aims to bring wider attention to Michael Jackson as artist. It is the world's first academic podcast which solely discusses the art of Michael Jackson as well as the broader contexts in which his music, performance and short films were created and received.

    The Roots & Routes of Michael Jackson with guest Dr Tristan Cabello

    The Roots & Routes of Michael Jackson with guest Dr Tristan Cabello

    Abstract: In Episode 74, Karin and Elizabeth have Dr Tristan Cabello as their guest to discuss the essay The Roots & Routes of Michael Jackson published in 2012 by Sylvia J Martin. In this compelling episode they answer questions about identity, influence, if MJ was politically used and much more.







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    Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 74 – ‘The Roots & Routes of Michael Jackson’, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On An Academic Conversation 11, no. 1 (2023). Published electronically 21/11/2023. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-74-the-roots-and-routes-of-michael-jackson















    The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies asks that you acknowledge The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies as the source of our Content; if you use material from The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies online, we request that you link directly to the stable URL provided. If you use our content offline, we ask that you credit the source as follows: “Courtesy of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies.”







    Episode 74– The Roots & Routes Of Michael JacksonBy Karin Merx, Elizabeth Amisu & guest Dr Tristan Cabello







    Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of  ‘A Festive Parade of Highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’. Find out more about Karin here.







    Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is the editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here.







    References









    * Martin, S.J. The Roots and Routes of Michael Jackson’s Global Identity. Soc 49, 284–290 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-012-9550-z







    * Tristan Cabello - http://tristancabello.com







    * Tristan Cabello - https://advanced.jhu.edu/directory/tristan-cabello/

    • 1 hr 6 min
    7 Years The Dangerous Philosophies Of Michael Jackson

    7 Years The Dangerous Philosophies Of Michael Jackson

    Abstract: 7 Years ago, Elizabeth Amisu published her textbook The Dangerous Philosophies Of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. In episode 73, Karin asks Elizabeth questions about the book, and she looks back on several chapters with Elizabeth.







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    Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 73 – ‘7 Years The Dangerous Philosophies Of Michael Jackson’, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On An Academic Conversation 10, no. 2 (2023). Published electronically 21/09/2023. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-73-7-years-the-dangerous-philosophies-of-michael-jackson















    The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies asks that you acknowledge The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies as the source of our Content; if you use material from The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies online, we request that you link directly to the stable URL provided. If you use our content offline, we ask that you credit the source as follows: “Courtesy of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies.”







    Episode 73– 7 Years The Dangerous Philosophies Of Michael JacksonBy Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu







    Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of  ‘A Festive Parade of Highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’. Find out more about Karin here.







    Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is the editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here.







    References









    * Elizabeth Amisu, The Dangerous Philosophies Of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife (Praeger, 2016, Bloomsbury 2022).







    * Elizabeth Amisu & Karin Merx Design, A Visual Representation, critical Survey of The Dangerous Philosophies (2016).

    • 1 hr 41 min
    A Medley Of Essays

    A Medley Of Essays

    Abstract: In episode 72, Karin and Elizabeth discuss three essays written by three prolific black academics, Professor Wallace, Professor Royster and academic Elizabeth Amisu.







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    Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 72 – ‘A Medley Of Essays’, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On An Academic Conversation 10, no. 1 (2023). Published electronically 29/08/2023. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-72-a-medley-of-essays















    The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies asks that you acknowledge The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies as the source of our Content; if you use material from The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies online, we request that you link directly to the stable URL provided. If you use our content offline, we ask that you credit the source as follows: “Courtesy of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies.”







    Episode 72– A Medley Of EssaysBy Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu







    Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of  ‘A festive parade of Highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’. Find out more about Karin here.







    Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is the editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here.







    References









    * Michelle Wallace, 'Black Modernism'Black Modernisms and ‘The Ecstasy of Communication’', The Journal Of Michael Jackson academic Studies vol.1 issue 1 (https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/michael-jackson-black-modernisms-and-the-ecstasy-of-communication/)







    * Francesca Royster, '‘Hee hee hee’: Michael Jackson and the Transgendered Erotics of Voice', The Journal Of Michael Jackson Academic Studies vol 1 issue 1(https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/hee-hee-hee-michael-jackson-and-the-transgendered-erotics-of-voice/)







    * Elizabeth Amisu, 'The cultural inheritance of Michael Jackson: reading the performance of high-status blackness in music video and on the stage', Nakan A Journal Of Cultural Studies vol 2, 2022 (https://nakanjournal.com/the-cultural-inheritance-of-michael-jackson-reading-the-performance-of-high-status-blackness-in-music-video-and-on-the-stage/)







    * Elizabeth Amisu, The Dangerous Philosophies Of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife (Preager 2016).

    • 1 hr 31 min
    Stranger In Moscow & They Don't Care About Us

    Stranger In Moscow & They Don't Care About Us

    Abstract: In episode 71, Karin and Elizabeth discuss the two short films Stranger In Moscow & They Don't Care About Us alongside Karin’s Essay: From Throne To Wilderness: Michael Jackson’s Stranger In Moscow. They look into how Stranger in Moscow and They Don’t Care About Us, signify the perceptual and mirror the message MJ wanted us to see and hear?







    REFERENCE AS:







    Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 71 – ‘Stranger In Moscow & They Don't Care About Us’, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On An Academic Conversation 10, no. 4 (2023). Published electronically 21/07/2023. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-71-stranger-in-moscow-they-don't-care-about-us















    The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies asks that you acknowledge The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies as the source of our Content; if you use material from The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies online, we request that you link directly to the stable URL provided. If you use our content offline, we ask that you credit the source as follows: “Courtesy of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies.”







    Episode 71– Stranger In Moscow & They Don't Care About UsBy Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu







    Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of  ‘A festive parade of Highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’. Find out more about Karin here.







    Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is the editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here.







    References









    * Michael Jackson, Stranger In Moscow, 1995.







    * Michael Jackson, They Don't Care About Us, 1995.







    * Karin Merx, 'From Throne To Wilderness: Michael Jackson's Stranger In Moscow and The Foucauldian Outlaw', The Journal Of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, vol1, issue 4, 2015.







    * Elizabeth Amisu, The Dangerous Philosophies Of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife (Preager, 2016).

    • 50 min
    Michael Jackson 14th Anniversary

    Michael Jackson 14th Anniversary

    Abstract: In this episode, Karin, Elizabeth and Kerry contemplate about 14 years of the passing of Michael Jackson. They discuss the article The Boy Who Would Fly (1983) by Hoskin and express how these 14 years are experienced and look into the future.







    This episode is dedicated to Elizabeth's Father IBK, who passed untimely on Sunday, June 18, 2023May his soul Rest In Peace







    REFERENCE AS:







    Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 70 – ‘Michael Jackson 14th Anniversary’, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On An Academic Conversation 10, no. 4 (2023). Published electronically 25/06/2023. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-70-Michael-Jackson-14th-Anniversary















    The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies asks that you acknowledge The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies as the source of our Content; if you use material from The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies online, we request that you link directly to the stable URL provided. If you use our content offline, we ask that you credit the source as follows: “Courtesy of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies.”







    Episode 70 – Michael Jackson 14th AnniversaryBy Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu & Kerry Hennigan







    Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of  ‘A festive parade of Highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’. Find out more about Karin here.







    Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is the editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here.







    References









    * Barney Hoskyns, The Boy Who Would Fly: Michael Jackson, The Quietus (September 1983). Republished June 26, 2009.







    * Elizabeth Amisu, The Dangerous Philosophies Of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife (Praeger, 2016).







    * Sherrow O. Pinder, Michael Jackson and The Quandery Of A Black Identity (State University of New York Press, 2021)

    • 55 min
    Keep Moving

    Keep Moving

    Abstract: In episode 69, Karin and Elizabeth, review Keep Moving: The Michael Jackson Chronicles by Armond White. They discuss each two essays and give an overview of the essays of the book and where you can buy it.







    REFERENCE AS:







    Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 69 – ‘Keep Moving’, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On An Academic Conversation 10, no. 4 (2023). Published electronically 31/05/2023. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-69-keep-moving















    The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies asks that you acknowledge The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies as the source of our Content; if you use material from The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies online, we request that you link directly to the stable URL provided. If you use our content offline, we ask that you credit the source as follows: “Courtesy of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies.”







    Episode 69 – Keep MovingBy Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu







    Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of  ‘A festive parade of Highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’. Find out more about Karin here.







    Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is the editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here.







    References







    Armond White, Keep Moving (Lulu) 2009

    • 56 min

Customer Reviews

4.2 out of 5
30 Ratings

30 Ratings

Sukit6669 ,

I love this podcast

I’ve been listening for years, and I really appreciate what you do. I wish there was more discussion out there about Michael Jackson. I look forward to each new episode and wish there was a way to connect. Thank you for keeping this up, it’s all for love.

Walrus Clacker ,

Walrus Clacker

Wonderful podcast. So much effort and insight into his music and artistry. Thank you for your amazing work

Friday790 ,

Brilliant and Educational

The Dream Lives On podcast is very unique because the hosts are delving into the expansively intricate tapestry of Michael Jackson's art. The hosts are presenting analyses from an academic standpoint and making profound and thought provoking discourses. The podcast is necessary for broadcasting to the world how brilliant and multilayered his creativity was.

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