MusicDetour

10/17/2024

The University of Texas at Arlington is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Video Game Studies. I am the search chair and happy to answer any questions. Please circulate the ad to your networks.

https://uta.peopleadmin.com/postings/30094

The College of Liberal Arts, at the University of Texas at Arlington, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the broad area of video/digital game studies beginning in Fall 2025. Candidates must have a terminal degree in a field housed in a department in the College of Liberal Arts (see department listing below). This is an interdisciplinary search aimed towards building the college’s research and teaching in video game research and/or practice. The ideal candidate will add to existing strengths in digital liberal arts and video game studies. Areas of research and teaching may include, but are not limited to:
• User Experience (UX) Research
• Representations (race, class, gender, sexuality, disability, etc.)
• Qualitative research on gamers or game companies
• Esports
• Political Economy
• Design
• Ludomusicology
• Digital Storytelling
• Platform Studies
• Cultural Studies
• Popular Culture
• Science and Technology Studies

The College of Liberal Arts, at the University of Texas at Arlington, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Video Game Studies.

09/25/2024

I'm beginning a project in the Center for Theory called "Free Knowledge." The idea is to make education free and accessible. One of the things that I will be doing is taping my Introduction to Popular Culture lectures and sharing them with the world.

The content will eventually have its own page and hopefully over time will look more professional. For now, here is the raw unfiltered lecture.

(also let me know if you want to collaborate)

05/24/2024

I worked with The Conversation US on this article about the DOJ lawsuit against Live Nation.

The Music Industry is rife with monopolies from recording to Live performance

The government has been investigating Live Nation Entertainment for years. But a presale ticketing debacle for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour heightened scrutiny from politicians and the public.

05/24/2024

I worked with The Conversation US on this article about the DOJ lawsuit against Live Nation.

The Music Industry is rife with monopolies from recording to Live performance

https://theconversation.com/why-the-us-government-is-intervening-in-the-live-music-business-and-could-break-up-live-nation-entertainment-a-music-industry-scholar-explains-230832

12/12/2020

Encouraging us to look beyond the seemingly limitless supply of multimedia content, David Arditi calls attention to the underlying dynamics of instant viewing - in which our access to our favourite binge-worthy show, blockbuster movie or hot new album release depends on any given service’s willing...

05/20/2020

Listen to David Arditi on the Ideology of the Music Business from Ipse Dixit. In this episode, David Arditi, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Theory at the University of Texas at Arlington, discusses his new book, "Getting Signed: Record Contracts, Musicians, and....

03/21/2020

“Capitalism, Coronavirus, and Crushing College as We Know It” Massive changes are afoot in academia as a result of COVID-19. Fast Capitalism would like your critical thoughts on the way…