2012 EMP Pop Conference

Franklin Bruno is the author of Armed Forces, in Continuum’s 33 1/3 series; he is currently writing a book on popular song-form for Wesleyan University Press. His criticism has appeared in The Nation, Oxford American, The Believer, and two editions of Da Capo’s Best Music Writing... Read More →

Philip Gentry teaches music history at the University of Delaware. His research focuses on American music at mid-century, with interests in performance historiography, the cultural practice of identity politics, and queer theory. He is currently working on a monograph that explores... Read More →

Elias Krell is a doctoral candidate in Performance Studies at Northwestern University. He received a Masters in Music and sang opera professionally for three years. His dissertation project, "Singing Strange: Transvocality in American Music Performance" explores the ways in which... Read More →

Emily Tartanella is a freelance writer and educator, specializing in the intersections between film, music, and literature, as well queer and gender studies. Her work has appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Spin, and The Village Voice. She is currently working on an examination... Read More →