Blog
February 6, 2024
Hello! I'm Marcelo Cabarcas, a Colombian passionate about early childhood literacy and cultural awareness. My research is a fusion of these interests, exploring how Afro-Colombian literature can enhance literacy and fost...
February 6, 2024
Josh Brew
Department of Music - Ethnomusicology
My dissertation is at the nexus of music, indigenous knowledge, and ecological sustainability. Specifically, I examine...
February 6, 2024
I am Stella Wadiru, a fourth-year ethnomusicology doctoral candidate in the Music Department at the University of Pittsburgh. My Immersive Dissertation Research focuses on the “unheard stories” in South Sudanese women and youth’s music and dance in the Adjum...
February 6, 2024
My name is Alex Tough. I am a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures. My thesis project traces how Pemón peoples in Venezuela use Internet and Comm...
February 6, 2024
Allow me to introduce myself. I am Rizky Sasono, a sixth-year doctoral student of ethnomusicology at the University of Pittsburgh. My dissertation research takes a reflexi...
February 6, 2024
My name is Eve Barden, I am a 5th-year doctoral candidate in the Film & Media Studies program and the Department of Slavic Languages and Liter...
September 26, 2023
Patrick McKelvey
This summer, I had the distinct pleasure of designing a new graduate seminar with support from Humanities Engage. I am currently in the second week of teaching that...
September 15, 2023
I am Stella Wadiru, a third-year ethnomusicology doctoral student at the University of Pittsburgh. My passion is understanding how music functions in the lives of refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). I wish to take a career trajectory of promoti...
September 15, 2023
Seyi Ajibade
Ph.D. Student in Ethnomusicology (first year)
As a musician who lived most of his life in Lagos Nigeria, before traveling to the United States for further studies, I started my mus...
September 15, 2023
Hello! My name is Payne Banister, and I am a second-year Ph.D. student in Theatre and Performance Studies. My research focuses on queer nightlife performance, affect, and cultural memory. As a drag...
September 15, 2023
The study of the relationship between music, culture, and nature is known as ecomusicology. When this approach is practically applied, it becomes "applied ecomusicology." This was the focus of my 2023 summer immersive experience. My name is Josh...
September 15, 2023
Hello again! My name is Alison Mahoney – I am a PhD student in Theatre and Performance Studies, and my research centers performances of disability and neurodiversity, especially as it pla...
July 20, 2023
My name is Natalia M. Rivera Morales (She/her/ella), and I am a recent graduate of the doctoral program in Hispanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh. I am a...
July 20, 2023
Ajibade Seyi
Ph.D. Student in Ethnomusicology (First year)
As a musician born and raised in Lagos, I started my music journey in my home church, Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Lagos, Nigeria (MFM), before traveling to the Unite...
July 20, 2023
I am Josh Brew; I was privileged to be a Summer Immersive fellow last year. I successfully worked with the Legon Palmwine Band (LPB) and young musicians in Accra to explore music career sustainabil...