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Kiri Miller is a Professor of American Studies at Brown University, where she also serves as the Chair of the American Studies Department. Her scholarly work primarily focuses on participatory culture, interactive digital media, popular music, and performance practices. Currently, she is engaged in a research project that analyzes the phenomenon of 'insomniac listening' through sleepcasts and meditation apps, exploring how app-based audio content promises to assist users in achieving sleep and how these media circulate discourses on wellness and anxiety. Miller's recent book, 'Playable Bodies: Dance Games in Intimate Media' (Oxford, 2017), examines how dance video games transmit choreography and facilitate forms of engagement that foster an understanding of kinesthetic listening, intersectionality in movement, and the implications of domestic surveillance on personal recognition. She has published extensively in journals such as Ethnomusicology, New Media & Society, and the Journal of American Folklore. Kiri has held notable fellowships, including at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and the American Council of Learned Societies. Her courses include Musical Youth Cultures, Making Music American, and Popular Music Studies.
Department: Department of Economics