Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On An Academic Conversation

Abstract In this episode, Karin and Elizabeth review the MA thesis of Ryan Gary, “Who’s Bad?” Disrupting Cultural (Re)Production Through Representations of Michael Jackson. They review every chapter so listeners can decide if this thesis can be a good starting point or be used as a referral for their own thesis. REFERENCE AS: Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 54 – Review of the MA thesis of Ryan Garey ” Podcast, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation 8, no. 4 (2022). Published electronically 25/04/2022. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-54 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 54– Review MA thesis of Ryan GareyBy 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 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 Ryan Garey, '“Who’s Bad?” Disrupting Cultural (Re)Production Through Representations of Michael Jackson', vol.3 issue 2, The Journal Of Michael Jackson Academic Studies.Ryan Gary, 'An Interview With', vol.3 issue 2, Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies.Michael Jackson, Bad (Sony Music).Elizabeth Amisu, The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife (praeger, 2016).Roland Barthes, 'Death of an Author', Images-Music-Text (transl. Steven Heath) (Hill&Wang, 1978).Michel Foucault, 'What is an Author', Power: The Essential Works of Michel Foucault 1954-1984 (‎ Penguin Classics, 2020).

Abstract In episode 53, Karin and Elizabeth Discuss and review the MA thesis, recently published in the Journal, The Hagiography and teratology and the HIStory of Michael Jackson. They simultaneously talk about biographies and what they should entail for academics, but also how critical readers need to be when reading them. REFERENCE AS: Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 53 – Review of the MA thesis of Kelly O'Riley ” Podcast, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation 8, no. 4 (2022). Published electronically 21/03/2022. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/review-of-the-ma-thesis-of-kelly-oriley 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 53– Review MA thesis of Kelly O'RileyBy 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 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 Kelly O' Riley, 'Hagiography, Teratology and the HIStory of Michael Jackskson', vol. 3 Journal of Michael Jackson Studies (January 2022) https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/ma-thesis-by-kelly-m-oriley/Michael Jackson, Moonwalk (Arrow 1010) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Moonwalk-Michael-Jackson/dp/0099547953/ref=sr_1_1?crid=20QZYQAO8CZBM&keywords=moonwalk+michael+jackson&qid=1647848051&s=books&sprefix=Moonwalk+M%2Cstripbooks%2C930&sr=1-1Josheph Vogel, Man in the Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson (Sterling; 1st edition,1 Oct. 2011) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Man-Music-Creative-Michael-Jackson/dp/1402779380/ref=sr_1_2?crid=E030DP69AD3L&keywords=Man+in+the+music&qid=1647848165&s=books&sprefix=man+in+the+music%2Cstripbooks%2C187&sr=1-2Mike Smallcombe, Making Michael: Inside the Career of Michael Jackson (Clink Street Publishing, 2016) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-Michael-Inside-Career-Jackson/dp/1910782513/ref=sr_1_1?crid=11Y3717IBF0JT&keywords=Making+Michael&qid=1647848407&s=books&sprefix=making+michael%2Cstripbooks%2C140&sr=1-1Elizabeth Amisu, The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona And His Artistic Afterlife (Praeger, 2016) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dangerous-Philosophies-Michael-Jackson-Afterlife/dp/144083864X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1647848551&sr=8-15

Abstract In this episode, Elizabeth and Karin review the academic book Michael Jackson And The Quandary Of A Black Identity by Sherrow O Pinder. The premise of Pinder's book is: What does it mean to be black in America. Elizabeth and Karin go in-depth in this academic book and share their thoughts with you. REFERENCE AS: Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 52 – Review and Discussion of the Academic Book by Pinder – MJAS Exclusive” Podcast, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation 8, no. 4 (2022). Published electronically 21/02/2022. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode50-exclusive 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 52– Review and Discussion of the Academic Book by Pinder By 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 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 Sherrow O Pinder, Michael Jackson And The Quandary Of A Black Identity (Suny Press 2021). Available via Suny Press On this page links to Amazon USAAmazon UK(also on Kindle) Sherrow O Pinder, 'Michael Jackson And The Quadary Of Black Identity', Michael Jackson: Grasping The Spectacle, ed. Christopher R. Smit (Ashgate 2012) pp 51-63.Elizabeth Amisu, The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife (Preager 2016).

Abstract With this first episode, Karin and Elizabeth take a trip down memory lane with Kerry Hennigan's Columns of MJ Studies Today as a lead and talk about the present and the future of the Journal. REFERENCE AS: Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 51 – Past-Present-Future Book 5 ” Podcast, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation 8, no. 2 (2022). Published electronically 21/01/2022. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/past-present-future-book-5 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 51 – Past-Present-Future Book 5 By Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu References Susan Fast, Dangerous (33 1/3, 2014).Karin Merx, Academic Book Review 'Dangerous', vol 1, 1 The Journal Of Michael Jackson Academic Studies (2014)Allesandro Bratus, Mediatization in Popular Music Recorded Artifacts: Performance on Record and on Screen (Lexington Books, 2019).Joseph Vogel, Earth Song: Michael Jackson and the Art of Compassion (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 3rd edition (10 Sept. 2017)).Elizabeth Amisu, Newsletter of The Journal Of Michael Jackson Academic Studies (April 2021).Sherrow O Pinder, Michael Jackson and the Quandary of a Black Identity (Sunypress, 2021).Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu, Episode 41 ‘Leaving Neverland’ & ‘The Real Michael Jackson’, Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On An Academic Conversation (14/11/20).

Abstract In this exclusive, Elizabeth and Karin talk about ten songs that they really like and why. A non-academic birthday conversation about the music of Michael Jackson. REFERENCE AS: Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 50 – Exclusive The 10 songs of Karin & Elizabeth – MJAS Exclusive” Podcast, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation 8, no. 1 (2021). Published electronically 29/07/2021. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode50-exclusive 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 50 – Exclusive The Ten Songs of Karin & Elizabeth By 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 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 Joseph Vogel, Man in the Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson (Sterling; 1st edition (1 Oct. 2011)).Susan Fast, Dangerous (‎ Bloombury (5 Dec. 2014)).Songs discussed: Ben, Jam, Black Or White, Stranger In Moscow, Little Susie, Remember the Time, She’s out of my life, Price of Fame, Slave to the rhythm, The Love You SaveKarin Merx, "From Throne to Wilderness: Michael Jackson’s ‘Stranger in Moscow’ and the Foucauldian Outlaw", The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies 1, no. 4 (2015).

Abstract In this exclusive, Elizabeth and Karin discuss the program Faking It of the streaming service Discovery+. They analyse the footage, the premise and the way they try to shoehorn Michael Jackson into an abuser role by way of using debunked and highly questionable footage as the source. REFERENCE AS: Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 49 – Faking It - MJAS Exclusive” Podcast, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation 7, no. 6 (2021). Published electronically 27/06/2021. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode49-mjas-exclusive-faking-it/. 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 49 – Faking It By 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 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.

Abstract In part 2 of On The Wall, Elizabeth and Karin discuss the exhibition guided by the catalogue and the art and artists curated by Elizabeth. They walk you through the exhibition as if they are there explaining what they see and put it into context. REFERENCE AS: Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 48 – On The Wall Part 2” Podcast, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation 7, no. 6 (2021). Published electronically 27/05/2021. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode48-part-2-on-the-wall/. 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 48 – On The Wall Part 2 By 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 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 Margo Jefferson, 'Was I in denial? Margo Jefferson on Michael Jackson's legacy', The Guardian (2019) https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jun/07/margo-jefferson-on-michael-jacksonJoseph Vogel, 'How Dangerous kicked Off Michael Jackson's Race paradox', The Guardian (2018) https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/mar/17/black-and-white-how-dangerous-kicked-off-michael-jacksons-race-paradoxAdrian Searle, 'Michael Jackson On The Wall Review,' The Guardian (2018) https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/jun/27/michael-jackson-on-the-wall-review-artists-dream-model-national-portrait-gallery-londonElizabeth Amisu, 'Academic Book Review: On Michael Jackson', The Journal Of Michael Jackson Academic Studies 1, no. 1 (2014). https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/elizabeth-amisu-on-michael-jackson-by-margo-jefferson/Mark Ryden about the frame of The dangerous Painting and On The Wall, Watch HereMichele Wallace, 'Michael Jackson, Black Modernisms and ‘The Ecstasy of Communication', The Journal Of Michael Jackson Academic Studies 1, no. 4 (2015) https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/michael-jackson-black-modernisms-and-the-ecstasy-of-communication/Joseph Vogel, 'Michael Jackson’s dangerous and the reinvention of pop', Popmatters, https://www.popmatters.com/michael-jackson-reinvention-of-pop-2495948728.htmlIsabelle Petitjean, Conference “Dangerous", Michael Jackson & Mark Ryden, Pop Music & Fine Arts. Watch Here Isabelle Petitjean, "Dangerous" - from Mark Ryden to Michael Jackson - Pop Culture in the Pantheon of Fine Arts (Delatour ed, 2017).Michael Bush, The King of Style: Dressing Michael Jackson (Insight Editions 2021).Elizabeth Amisu, ‘Liberace Has Gone To War’: Undressing Michael Jackson’s Fashion', Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife (Preager, 2016).Banksy, Exit Through the Gift Shop’, documentary (UK, 2010) Watch Here, Buy DvD Joseph Vogel, 'I Ain't Scared of No Sheets: Rescreening Black Masculinity in Michael Jackson's Black or White', Journal of Popular Music Studies 27,1 (2015) https://www.academia.edu/11493559/I_Ain_t_Scared_of_No_Sheets_Re_screening_Black_Masculinity_in_Michael_Jackson_s_Black_or_White_Journal_of_Popular_Music_Studies_27_1_March_2015Willa Stilwater, M Poetica: Michael Jackson's Art of Connection and Defiance, Second Edition (Kindle, 2013).Karin merx, Elizabeth Amisu,

Abstract In part 1 of On The Wall, Elizabeth and Karin discuss the exhibition guided by the Directors Essay The Last Modernist. They talk about the entry of Margot Jefferson and why they think it wasn't maybe such a good idea to have her write her essay and several artists who participated in this travelling exhibition. REFERENCE AS: Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 47 – On The Wall Part 1” Podcast, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation 7, no. 6 (2021). Published electronically 08/05/2021. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode47-part-1-on-the-wall/. 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 47 – On The Wall Part 1 By 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 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 1. Nicolas Cullinan Appointed Director of The National Portrait Gallery https://www.npg.org.uk/about/press-old/nicholas-cullinan-appointed-new-director2. Nicolas Cullinan, On The Wall exhibition, National Portrait Gallery (2018) https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/michael-jackson-on-the-wall/exhibition/3. Nicolas Cullinan, ed, On The Wall, National Portrait Gallery (2018) https://www.artbook.com/9781855147119.html4. Nicolas Cullinan, ‘The last Modernist’, On The Wall (London: National Portrait Gallery, 2018)5. Lorraine O’ Grady, The First And The Last Of The Modernists, Diptych Red (Charles and Michael) (2010).6. Lorraine O’ Grady, The First And The Last Of The Modernists, Diptych Gray (Charles and Michael) (2010).7. Margot Jefferson, ‘A life and afterlife of shape-shifting’, On The Wall (London: National Portrait Gallery, 2018)8. Shakespeare, ‘Prospero’, The Tempest, https://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/tempest/character/prospero/9. Barry Samaha, ‘Curator of EMMA’s Michael Jackson exhibition Comments and Controversy’, Surface (August 27, 2019) https://www.surfacemag.com/articles/michael-jackson-emma-on-the-wall/10. Karin Merx, ‘La Grande Parade’ as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (Eburon Academic Publishers, 2013) (Dutch https://www.amazon.co.uk/Een-feestelijke-optocht-van-hoogtepunten/dp/9059727274)11. Isabelle Petitjean, Dangerous - from Mark Ryden to Michael Jackson: Pop music in the pantheon of Fine Arts (Delatour, 2016) https://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Mark-Ryden-Michael-Jackson/dp/275210304212. Michelle Wallace, “Michael Jackson, Black Modernisms and ‘The Ecstasy of Communication.” The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies 1, no. 4 (2015) https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/michael-jackson-black-modernisms-and-the-ecstasy-of-communication/ 13. Isabelle Petitjean, Conference - From Mark Ryden to Michael Jackson (2019) Watch HERE 14. Edward L. Bernays, Propaganda (Horace Liveright, 1928)15. Jean Baudrillard, Simulacra and Simulation: The Body in Theory: Histories of Cultural Materialism, translation: Sheila Frasian Glaser (University Press Michigan, 1994). 16. Zadie Smith, 'Michael, Before and After', On The Wall (London: National Portrait Gallery, 2018).

Abstract In this special, Elizabeth and Karin have Brice Najar as a guest. They discuss the album Xscape on various levels. A discussion about Copyright, the integrity to finish the art of an artist, and if so do you put it out as an original Michael Jackson or not and much more. In this lovely, challenging and sometimes bold discussion they agree on one thing. Teach young Michael Jackson fans from his work and not from mixes. REFERENCE AS: Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 46 – Xscape: Insights In The Working Brain Of An Artist.” Podcast, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation 7, no. 6 (2021). Published electronically 04/04/2021. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode46-xscape/. 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 46 – MJAS Exclusive: Escape By Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu and guest Brice Najar 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 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 Wealth dynamics test online: www.wealthdynamics.com/Brice Najar, Book on the Dance Floor, 2020 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Book-Dance-Floor-Lets-HIStory/dp/B08QBRJBWRDamien Shields, Michael Jackson: Songs & Stories Of The Vault (Modegy, LLC.: 3rd edition, 2018).Joseph Vogel, ‘Linernotes’, Xscape (Deluxe album) 2014. https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=michael+jackson+xscape+deluxe&i=popular&crid=3N14FTNBCK3W9&sprefix=xscape+deluxe+michael+jackson%2Cpopular%2C168&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_29.Elizabeth Amisu ed., Oroonoko, Aphra Behn (1640–1689) (See Image)Elizabeth Amisu, ‘The Power Of The Editor: Michael Jackson’s Posthumous Releases’, The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and his Afterlife (Preager, 2016) p179.Rian Malan, The Lion Sleeps Tonight, Netflix https//www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-lion-sleeps-tonight-netflix-documentary-20190515-story.htmJoseph Vogel, ‘Invincible’, Man in The Music (Dutton / Signet; Reprint edition, 2019) p 351.Karin Merx, ‘Episode 37 Interview with Dr Susan Rogers' vol. 5 season 6, The Journal Of Michael Jackson Academic Studies (21/07/18). https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-37/Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu, ‘Episode 44 ‘Earth Song’, Vol. 6 Season 7, The Journal Of Michael Jackson Academic Studies (21/01/21). https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-44-earthsong/Clint Smith, ‘How To Raise A Black Son in America’ Ted Talk (March 2015) https://www.ted.com/talks/clint_smith_how_to_raise_a_black_son_in_america?language=mgPaulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Penguin Classics, 2017) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pedagogy-Oppressed-Penguin-Modern-Classics/dp/0241301114/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1HK6GHL5HUU&dchild=1&keywords=the+pedagogy+of+the+oppressed&qid=1617555743&sprefix=the+pedagogy+of+the+oppressed%2Caps%2C161&sr=8-1Brice Najar, Interview with Kathy Wakefield https://bricenajar.com/en/kathy-wakefield-en/Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu, ‘Episode 15 MJAS Exclusive – Live from Kingvention’, vol. 3 season 3 The Journal Of Michael Jackson Academic Studies (13/9/16).https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-15/You can find Brice Najar https://bricenajar.com'An Interview with Brice Najar' for The Journal ...

Abstract In this episode, Karin and Elizabeth discuss Stranger in Moscow, the meaning and the symbols in the short film and the lyrics. REFERENCE AS: Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 45 – Stranger in Moscow ” Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation 7, no. 4 (2021). Published electronically 21/03/21. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/past-prsent-future-book-4/ 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 45: Stranger in Moscow by Elizabeth Amisu and Karin Merx 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 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. References and where to find them Joseph Vogel, Man In The Music (Dutton / Signet; Reprint edition (27 Aug. 2019))Willa, Lisha, 'A Look at Neo-Noir in Michael Jackson’s Short Films', Dancing with the Elephant (28 Jan. 2016)Episode 4 (1/3/16): Michael Jackson And Monochromatic CinematographyElizabeth Amisu, The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson, His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife (Praeger, 2016)Karin Merx, 'From Throne to Wilderness: Michael Jackson’s ‘Stranger in Moscow’ and the Foucauldian Outlaw' The Journal Of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, vol1-4 (June 29, 2015)