Category Archives: PhD
New website BACKLIST.net (News, publishing, biz, entertainment…& they interviewed SPB!)
Today is the launch of Felicia Pride’s newly-revised Backlist.net, and she asked me to talk about making the transition from working journalist and writer to PhD student. It turned into a great interview/conversation. Please go see it here, and bookmark … Continue reading
The SPB Q (Grad Chapter): Farah Jasmine Griffin
I fall in love with writers, and their books. I’m just funny that way, re-reading passages or whole chapters, remembering why the initial pangs of love were there. I knew I was going to fall in love with Farah Jasmine … Continue reading
SPB guest blogs at Sounding Out today…
Hey you guys, I am honored and excited to be the guest blogger over at Sounding Out, a cool blog that, to use their words, “provides an outlet for ruminations on the role of sound and listening in our contemporary … Continue reading
Filed under Academia, music, PhD, Uncategorized, writing
Reasons to be Cheerful Summer 2010
Every few months here at SCOTT TOPICS™ I like to assess my level of happiness. Of course, that can be a sorta futile exercise at times, considering a) the general state of the world and b) how busy I make … Continue reading
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The SPB Q (Grad Chapter): Frank Leon Roberts
{I discovered the scholarly work of Frank Leon Roberts in a most unusual way. I was surfing the Internet, looking for info about ball culture when I came across his blog, which was chock-full of pictures from balls, edgy music … Continue reading
The SPB Q (Grad Chapter): Professor Robin D.G. Kelley
“It’s funny because I didn’t study history to be a historian. I studied history to attempt to solve a series of political problems.” ~ Robin D.G. Kelley, 2003 {When I decided to pursue graduate work for my PhD, I sent … Continue reading
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The SCOTT TOPICS™ Mail Bag #2: Best Hip Hop Albums, How Do You Be a PhD? & Hating Teddy Ruxpin
“What’s the best hiphop album ever made?” ~ G.F., Hartford Why you gotta go there, huh? Why you gonna make traipse through my iTunes and listen to all the rap stuff I got in there, just to answer your ridiculous … Continue reading
