Professor Dr. Matthew Morrison

Biography

Matthew D. Morrison is an Associate Professor in the Department of African and African American Studies at Stanford University. He received his Ph.D. in Musicology from Columbia University and his M.A. in Musicology from Catholic University of America. His research centers on the intersection of identity, performance, property, copyright law, and the historical inequities in the performance of music, particularly focusing on the history of American popular music and its global impact. His published work has appeared in distinguished journals such as the Journal of the American Musicological Society, American Music, and Oxford Handbooks, among others. Professor Morrison has been awarded fellowships from several institutions, including the American Council of Learned Societies and the Harvard Hutchins Center. His research has gained recognition in media outlets like The New Yorker and NPR. He is also a consultant and advisor for various arts organizations and has a forthcoming book, 'Blacksound: Making Race Popular Music in the United States', which explores these themes in depth and has been recognized by the American Publishers Association. His interdisciplinary scholarship engages areas such as Sound Studies, Performance Studies, Race and Intellectual Property Studies, and Queer Studies.

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