Dr. Michelle Habell Pallán

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Biography

Michelle Habell-Pallán is an Adjunct Professor in Ethnomusicology at the University of Washington. She specializes in studies of gender, women, and sexuality in popular music culture. Her significant contributions include the book 'Loca Motion: Travels Chicana Latina Popular Culture', which received the MLA Book Prize honorable mention, and the edited collection 'Latino/a Popular Culture', widely assigned in academic settings. Habell-Pallán has served as a guest curator for the award-winning bilingual traveling exhibit 'American Sabor: U.S. Latinos in Popular Music', a collaboration with the University of Washington and the Smithsonian Institution's Traveling Exhibition Service. Her research encompasses public humanities projects and digital-born archives, including the 'Women Rock: Making Scenes, Building Communities Oral History Archive'. She is currently working on her new book 'Beat Migration: Sounds Cultural Citizenship' and engages in collaborative archival practices related to digital humanities. Additionally, Habell-Pallán is involved with the Seattle Fandango Project, which fosters community music skill sharing.

Research Interests

Courses

Ethnomusicology: Gender and Popular Music Latino/a Popular Culture Public Humanities Projects

Requirements for University of Washington

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:105
Overall
Required:105
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
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Specialization Notes

Standard Graduate School requirements for University of Washington apply to most departments listed unless specified otherwise by the program.