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Weaponization of Memory
Authors: Pogačar Martin
Published: February 2025

This chapter argues that the COVID-19 pandemic acted as a catalyst for the weaponization of memory, which was driven by affective resonance, a dynamic force of structuring consumption of information and participation in mediated interaction. To illustrate its mechanics, selected media events in social media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube) are discussed that reference some of the neuralgic topics of the twentieth century (World War II, the Holocaust, socialism, postsocialism). The chapter engages with the entanglement of politics and memory to explore how these topics resonated in the Slovenian media and political discourses during the pandemic of 2020–2021. To do so, the chapter employs the concepts of context and temporal collapse in relation to media memory and mnemonic imagination. In addition, the contours of a crisis-conditioned research methodology are laid out, characterized by specifics of consuming mediated content and observers’ affective engagement with it.
“Don’t Panic”
Authors: Klein Louis , Barnier Amanda J.
Published: February 2025

This chapter concludes the volume by considering whether the challenge of the Internet and social media to human memory has reached an unprecedented point. Although previous generations of scholars have asked questions about harmful effects of new technologies, in this ‘infodemic’ age we are subject to rivers of information unmatched in their scale, speed, and ubiquity. Reflecting on the arguments, concerns, and advice of colleagues, a taxonomy is proposed to characterize the locus and nature of memory’s remaking as well as to direct future research. Especially recommended is that scholars consider how different forms or processes of memory ‘in the head’ versus ‘in the wild’ might be changing; compare the influence on cognition of different online platforms; and measure the different abilities of ‘first-generation’ versus ‘natural-born’ digital citizens to adapt successfully to an online world. Finally, optimism and interdisciplinarity are counseled in mapping memory’s new, extended cognitive and collective frontiers.
Introduction
Authors: Fisher Greg
Published: February 2025

The entrepreneurial journey from an idea to a viable, growing entity is not a smooth upwardly sloping trajectory. Rather, it is messy, unpredictable, and chaotic due to the uncertainty, ambiguity, and resource constraints confronting entrepreneurs. To make progress amid uncertainty, ambiguity, and resource constraints, entrepreneurs must generate microbursts of progress via the day-to-day execution of immediate, progressive steps that generate small wins and manufacture bursts of momentum. Microbursts of progress come from executing on and applying fundamental entrepreneurship principles—foundational concepts and ideas that get to the core of value creation amid uncertainty, ambiguity, and resource constraints. It is those principles that are discussed in this book. The principles are categorized into four separate buckets: value principles, action principles, resource principles, and big picture principles.
The Simplicity Principle
Authors: Fisher Greg
Published: February 2025

Entrepreneurial progress entails solving the identified problem as simply as possible. The natural tendency of people is to try and make things better by making them more complex, but entrepreneurial breakthroughs often come through simplification and subtraction. Therefore, the simplicity principle prompts entrepreneurs to think about how they might develop and implement their ideas as simply as possible. To do this an entrepreneur can consider the SIMPLE acronym, where S prompts subtraction where possible, I stands for imitation of what others have done, M suggests minimizing features, P calls for pruning products in a portfolio, L suggests leveraging existing resources, and E calls for editing explanations and descriptions of ideas to make them as simple as possible. Doing all these things forces an entrepreneur to simplify their products and processes to be able to make progress in delivering a solution.
The Trajectory Principle
Authors: Fisher Greg
Published: February 2025

Entrepreneurial progress stems from identifying a desired trajectory and acting in accordance with it. Entrepreneurial ventures differ from one another such that they have different trajectories. A survivalist trajectory accounts for a venture created for economic survival. A lifestyle trajectory accounts for a venture created to allow an entrepreneur to live a particular lifestyle, with autonomy, and without managerial oversight. A growth trajectory accounts for a venture that seeks continued growth driven by the founder’s ambition. A revolutionary trajectory accounts for a venture that seeks to create, disrupt, or revolutionize a market domain. These trajectories matter because each has implications for the actions that a founder takes to make progress. Understanding their trajectory provides a founder with guardrails and perspectives that allow them to make valuable choices and tradeoffs as they move forward.
Score Study
Authors: Fullard Annie , Cotter-Lockard Dorianne
Published: February 2025

Score study is fundamental to the rehearsal process, promoting a deeper understanding of form, structure, melody, harmony, motivic development (rhythmic or melodic ideas repeated over different structures within a composition), and dynamics. Score study provides musicians with thorough knowledge of how their part fits with the others and the work as a whole. This chapter includes guidance on choosing editions of parts and scores, strategies for identifying key elements of the score, an invitation to play from the score, and an exercise to practice the strategies introduced in the chapter. Examples provided throughout illustrate how to identify and mark up elements of the score and parts.
Exploring the Composer’s World
Authors: Fullard Annie , Cotter-Lockard Dorianne
Published: February 2025

This chapter offers recommendations for researching the composer to ignite the interpretive process. Investigating the composer’s era is a point of departure to deepen understanding of trends and styles, such as art and architecture, literature, and the natural world. Guidance is provided to explore the composer’s voice through researching life events, listening to other works by the composer, and reading letters and quotes. The second half of the chapter provides a section on collaborating with living composers, highlighting advice from renowned composer Gabriela Lena Frank. The chapter concludes with an approach to developing a composer’s mindset and a rehearsal technique to inspire your inner composer through improvisation.
Techniques for Intonation
Authors: Fullard Annie , Cotter-Lockard Dorianne
Published: February 2025

Good intonation enhances the quality of sound and resonance in performance. When interval relationships are understood and agreed upon, a group develops its own system of coherent and consistent tuning. This chapter provides guidance, practices, and techniques for practicing ensemble intonation. The concepts of just intonation and equal temperament are introduced, and approaches to intonation include establishing a tuning routine, and melodic and vertical intonation. A section for string ensembles outlines best practices on tuning at the beginning of rehearsals. Included are guidance for creating a warmup routine and intonation techniques such as playing scales together, playing Bach chorales, four-tone tuning, tuning passages, tuning to a drone, and tuning as a meditation.
The Capstone Technique
Authors: Fullard Annie , Cotter-Lockard Dorianne
Published: February 2025

This chapter focuses on the capstone technique of Live, Breath, and Die (LBAD). This transformational technique represents the culmination of the interpretive and expressive process. LBAD refers to a total commitment to live in the moment together, breathe through the music, and allow one’s ego to “die” in service to other members’ musical intentions. The LBAD practice ensures that ensemble members relate to each other through nonverbal communication by initiating (cueing), reflecting, and responding. This chapter includes a foundational mirroring practice used in theater to help students experience initiation, reflection, and responsiveness. The mirroring technique distills the essence of LBAD into visual, nonverbal movement. The steps to practicing LBAD can be used to solve a variety of rhythmic and interpretive challenges. LBAD can be used in combination with other techniques in the book.
Introduction
Authors: Mitchell Mimi
Published: February 2025

The foreword to Early Music in the 21st Century discusses the history of the early music revival in three ages. The first was polarization, exemplified by the fight for recognition; the second, the success and acceptance of the movement; and the third, its dizzying diversity. Editor of Authenticity and Early Music (Oxford University Press, 1988) and the journal Early Music, Controller of BBC Radio Three, and director of the Barbican Center throughout the years, Kenyon is a keen observer of the early music movement and presents the perfect introduction to this volume that looks toward the future.
Early Music
Authors: Bithell Caroline
Published: February 2025

This chapter explores how early music may be viewed through the lenses of ethnomusicology (as academic discipline), ethnography (as methodology), and world music (as meta-genre). The author begins by outlining points of contact between ethnomusicology and early music, before reflecting on how present-day music cultures continue to provide a productive springboard for thinking about performance aesthetics and lost performance practices. The chapter then introduces revival theory and its explication of processes of restoring, revitalizing, and transforming musics from other times and places: the author contends that contemporary revival theory offers useful tools for re-examining the history, discourses, and debates of the early music movement. Critical issues at the interface between revival theory, historically informed performance, and musical sustainability are illuminated through the example of Georgian polyphony and its post-Soviet revival. The chapter concludes by asking how the future of early music might be envisioned in a world that aspires to greater diversity, inclusivity, and resilience.
Plastic Fantastic?
Authors: Brock Fiona , Hughes Andrew , Uden Jeremy
Published: February 2025

The mouth-blown instruments in the Pitt Rivers Museum collections cannot be played as they are dry, brittle, and often contaminated with pesticides. Making 3D-printed replicas of these instruments has been suggested as a solution, and the authors wanted to see if this was a valid option. A playable ivory recorder was scanned by computed tomography at high resolution, and the resulting files were converted to a printable format. Versions of the recorder were printed in five different resins, using printing techniques. The authors tested the sound and playability of the replicas in comparison to the original instrument in different ways. The authors concluded that some printed replicas came very close to replicating the sound of the original instrument. For the player, however, there are vast differences in the feel, playability, and responsiveness of the original ivory instrument compared to the replicas.
Modern versus Baroque Violin
Authors: Mitchell Mimi
Published: February 2025

The historical and modern instrument debate has been a centuries-long feud. A short historical review of the polemics surrounding this issue leads to an ethnomusicological examination of the violin competition in the International Bach Competition Leipzig. In 2002, the competition made the groundbreaking decision to allow baroque violinists to compete, which resulted in historical and modern instruments battling it out on the same stage. A comparison of the 2010 and 2022 competitions demonstrates how the use of equipment has changed, which performances the juries reward, and what this means for the future of the early music movement.
Professionalizing Historical Performance
Authors: Rubinoff Kailan
Published: February 2025

Amsterdam music institutions stimulated a historically informed approach to early music. While the Amsterdamsch Conservatorium (1884) trained professional musicians, a competing Amsterdam Muzieklyceum (1921), established by Netherlands Bach Society leaders, offered an experimental curriculum emphasizing new and early musics. The Conservatorium/Muzieklyceum rivalry spurred innovation but highlighted tensions between socialists’ promotion of participatory musicking, Calvinists’ push for authenticity in Bach performances, and professionals’ aims to raise standards. In the postwar era, the Muzieklyceum led the professionalization of recorder playing, while the Conservatorium led with harpsichord. Young musicians flocked to Amsterdam, attracted by star faculty and vibrant countercultural scenes. When the Amsterdam Conservatorium and Muzieklyceum merged, the resultant Sweelinck Conservatorium (1976) provided innovative project-based and “block” instruction. Government cutbacks entailed another fusion with the Hilversum Conservatorium’s upstart early music program (1998). The present-day Conservatorium van Amsterdam juxtaposes classical, jazz, world, and popular musics with historical performance, an adaptation to diversifying populations and marketplace priorities.
Toward a More Inclusive Early Music
Authors: Pellerano Deanna
Published: February 2025

Inclusive Early Music (IEM) is an online bibliography dedicated to helping scholars research and teach early music more inclusively. This conversation with the editors of the project, Erika Supria Honisch and Giovanni Zanovello, traces the origins, challenges, and future hopes for IEM. As the project grappled with Eurocentric norms in the study of early music, it also reflected on its own role in addressing these systemic frameworks. The editors discussed their careful consideration of the chronological boundaries of the bibliography, the language used in the tags, and the scope of the content represented in the sources. Though not able to solve every problem in the field, IEM hopes to provide a useful contribution to the growing toolbox of the early music scholar.
Early Music and the Paradox of Technology
Authors: Schab Alon
Published: February 2025

This chapter discusses the tension between the early music revival and technological innovation. The history of the revival may be divided into several discrete “waves,” characterized by the impact of technology on historically informed performance (HIP). The focus is on the reintroduction (since the 1990s) of technology as a means to synthesize and sample sounds to enhance historically informed aspects of their structure and sound. This includes an exploration of the use of advanced studio techniques to reimagine historical sounds, samplers (and especially virtual organ software) to reproduce them, and advanced computer programs to recreate the acoustics of historical venues.
Early Music in the Latin Americas
Authors: Michel Mélodie
Published: February 2025

When early music is discussed, European and North American predominance is commonly assumed, even though Latin America has long been an important early music center and has exported a multitude of talented musicians. This chapter examines the history of the early music movement in Latin America, its social and cultural expressions, and the recent shifts that marked the early twenty-first century. A product of multidirectional waves of migration and international exchanges for over half a century, the early music scene in the Latin American region represents far more than mere emulation of traditions from the so-called First World. Moreover, the author argues that the region can offer and help develop different views on the meaning of early music practice today. As an early musician, the author based her work on both historical perspectives and ethnographic methods, including four years of fieldwork in several European and Latin American countries.
Remixes and Radical Revivals
Authors: Vincent Caitlin
Published: February 2025

In 2016, journalist Michael Cooper referred to the “opera wars” to describe the longstanding argument over how historical operas should be staged. While traditionalists believe opera productions should reflect the intentions of their original authors, progressives favor a revisionist approach, particularly for works containing racial stereotypes. The early music field is not removed from the opera wars, yet it has also seen an influx of recent productions that radically reimagine historical operas. This chapter considers two such productions that subvert notions of authorial intent while also centering performers and cultural practices that are marginalized in the opera field. Opéra national de Paris’s Les Indes Galantes (2019) and Opera North’s Orpheus (2022) both serve as best practice models for how historical operas can be staged for modern audiences. However, the creative freedom they reflect stems from the nature of the works themselves, posing a challenge for application to the broader opera field.
Contesting the Polity
Authors: Paris William M.
Published: February 2025

This chapter turns to the problem of inclusion and exclusion as exemplified by the black nationalism of Martin Delany and Marcus Garvey. If racially unjust societies are temporally out of joint, then the question becomes whether they become less so as the racially dominated are included. It then argues that black nationalism gives us good reasons to think not. What Delany and Garvey show is that what is at issue is not only inclusion in a form of time, but being able to contest and negotiate how that time is organized. They believe that even with formal inclusion the time of the polity remains in the control of white citizens. Thus, a new nation is necessary. The chapter argues that this insight is important, but black nationalism necessarily reifies race as the central problem of time rather that capitalist social relations.
Statecraft 2.0
Authors: 9780197698938  , Ross Dennis
Published: February 2025

This book outlines the essence of statecraft, what it takes to apply it effectively, and its importance for American foreign policy in a more challenging international landscape. Today, the US faces global competitors like China and Russia and regional ones like Iran and North Korea. US power is more constrained externally at a time when Americans are increasingly chary of US interventions abroad. Unfortunately, the world does not become safer or more stable when the US is less able to exercise leadership internationally. In order to play and sustain a leadership role, there are two prerequisites. First, US policies need to reflect American traditions, so they generate more instinctive support from the US public. Second, especially in the aftermath of costly failures in the Middle East, the US needs to show that its policies are working. As America faces more constraints abroad and more questioning at home, US policymakers do not have the luxury of practicing their statecraft poorly. The US must know how to apply all its means—political, economic, diplomatic, military, intelligence, technological, scientific, and information—to maximize leverage. The sine qua non for good statecraft is being able to marry objectives and means. This book explains why this can be so difficult, how to learn lessons from past cases of good and bad statecraft, and how to apply those lessons to current challenges with China, Iran, and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Never has good statecraft been more important, and this book offers a guide to applying it.
America’s Self-Image, Traditions, and Role in the World
Authors: Ross Dennis
Published: February 2025

This chapter describes how US foreign policy has long been guided by both interests and values. The chapter offers a historical overview of the development and evolution of an American self-image of a selfless nation driven by a higher sense of purpose. The exceptionalism justified for much of American history unilateralism and a transactional approach to US foreign policy. World War II, however, marked a turning point in how that exceptionalism translated into deeper engagement, indeed leadership and responsibilities, on the world stage. The chapter traces the decision making of Presidents Wilson, Roosevelt, and Truman and how their leadership was both in keeping with a long American ethos and simultaneously transformative for the US role in the world. Looking to the future, the chapter explains why that role, as it evolves, must be consistent with American traditions and self-image.
Different Schools of Thought about America’s Role in the World
Authors: Ross Dennis
Published: February 2025

This chapter takes the backlash over the American overreach in Iraq and Afghanistan and explores the debate over America's role in the world that resulted from it. The chapter defines five schools of thought that emerged in the debate: America First, Progressives/Restrainers, Spheres of Influence, Realists/Balance of Power, and Liberal Internationalists. The first three schools argue, each with its own logic, for American retrenchment. For the Realists/Balance of Power and Liberal Internationalists, however, they share the view that American engagement and leadership remains essential. The difference between the Realists/Balance of Power and Liberal Internationalists is that the former prioritizes interests while the latter gives greater weight to values. The chapter concludes by making the case for blending these two.
Undoing Iraqi Aggression in Kuwait
Authors: Ross Dennis
Published: February 2025

This chapter details the Bush 41st administration's statecraft to undo Iraqi aggression in Kuwait, mobilizing the world against Saddam Hussein. Together with his Secretary of State James Baker, President Bush brought the Soviets into a global coalition against Saddam, imposed far-reaching sanctions, and moved the Saudis, Kuwaitis, Germans, and Japanese to help provide Turkey and Egypt with the financial means necessary to sustain costly sanctions. The chapter explains the role of intensive, personal diplomacy in creating and sustaining a coalition as the Cold War drew to a close. Beyond the international balancing act managed by the administration, the chapter also examines how President Bush and his team shaped and managed domestic expectations and challenges to maximize their flexibility. While the administration skillfully married objectives and means, there was one area that it could have done better: it did little to frame the issues or explain the stakes to the American public.
Practicing Statecraft: How to Deal with China
Authors: Ross Dennis
Published: February 2025

In this chapter, the author discusses the nature of the threat from China to American strategic interests and describes possible paths forward to manage that threat. China has truly formidable strengths, but it also has serious structural weaknesses. It can mobilize enormous resources to tackle any problem but at times its big decisions have produced huge mistakes. It has great ambitions internationally, and it seeks to reshape the rules of the international system to suit itself and weaken the United States. It reads the US willingness to compete as an effort to prevent China’s rise. Given that, it is hard to reassure China, but this chapter explains why America’s aim must be to shape the competition with China so it is manageable and does not preclude cooperation. The author describes three different models to guide America's approach to the China challenge, containment, engagement, and competitive co-existence, and argues that what is needed is deterrence along with readiness to cooperate on areas of mutual interest, such as climate security issues. Putting the emphasis on what the United States and China must do together on issues where these countries have no choice but to cooperate (e.g., on climate) may make it easier to manage inevitable competition.
Iran: What Is Necessary to Conduct More Effective Statecraft Vis-à-Vis the Islamic Republic
Authors: Ross Dennis
Published: February 2025

This chapter discusses the nature of the Iranian threat to American interests, including broader regional security and stability. The author describes elements of the Iranian threat, including Iran's nuclear program and its proxies across the Middle East which form not an Axis of Resistance, as Tehran claims, but an Axis of Misery. The chapter traces American administrations' statecraft to Iran, from Carter to Biden, evaluating how tools such as sanctions, unilateral American diplomatic engagement, and coordinated international pressures have varied in their efficacy since 1979. Since its inception, the Islamic Republic has viewed direct confrontation with the United States as threatening to the regime’s survival—and survival comes first. Yes, it warns of the grave consequences for the United States should it attack Iran, but it has repeatedly acted to avoid direct conflict with America and specializes in indirect conflict, through its proxies. The author argues that America has the means to raise the costs to Iran in a way that matters to the Iranian leadership and must do so, as Iran's use of proxies threatens US interests and friends.
The Israeli–Palestinian Conflict: Can Statecraft Work?
Authors: Ross Dennis
Published: February 2025

This chapter examines how statecraft can be used to make progress on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Given the complete distrust, disbelief, and parallel sets of traumas that are consuming both Israelis and Palestinians since October 7, 2023, there is no near-term solution. For Israelis, the seeming enjoyment of those doing the slaughtering on October 7 created not just a shock but a belief that this is what would accompany a Palestinian state. For Palestinians, the scope of the death and destruction in Gaza meant that Israelis were indifferent to their suffering. Both sides have lost faith in a possibility of a peaceful resolution, and this faith cannot be restored quickly. The author argues that functional cooperation in health and environment, the creation of parallel responsibilities and preventing actions that preclude two states, a mutual recognition of legitimacy (not simply existence), and new leadership in Israel and the Palestinian Authority are all components of a path forward.
“But Where Is Your Grandmother Really From?”
Authors: Steflja Izabela
Published: February 2025

This chapter explores the challenges of returning “home” for fieldwork to a country that in name and configuration no longer exists and investigates the complexities of ethnicity and defining oneself as “native” in a post-conflict setting where war crimes were committed in the name of ethnic identity. The author examines the different roles that ethnic background and gender, as well as the intersection of the two, played during her fieldwork in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. The researcher explains how her gender identity took center stage in both field sites and how Serbian male interviewees insisted on performing their gendered roles. The author describes several incidents with high-profile interviewees that placed her in uncomfortable positions, such as when she was interrogated for entering the traditionally male arena of politics and told to focus on marriage prospects while enduring sexual(ized) harassment.
Discomfort in the Field
Authors: Zerrougui Hiba
Published: February 2025

In this chapter, the author discusses her preparations for conducting research in Algeria and her fieldwork experiences in the country. She identifies her main fieldwork hurdles to be the confluence of ascribed characteristics such as her gender, age, social class, citizenship, and personal status, as well as family politics. Instead of finding ways to overcome barriers to data collection, the researcher opted for a more reflexive review of her own assumptions about what fieldwork in Algeria should look like and how those assumptions informed the research questions and methodologies she planned to employ. In doing so, she embraced a research ethics centered around the feminist notion of “politics of care,” an empowering approach to knowledge production that rests on values of inclusion, justice, safety, and fairness. The chapter provides a critique of what constitutes “valid” sources of knowledge, relevant research questions, and legitimate spaces for data collection.
Ethnicity as a Liability
Authors: Asfaw Tewodros Zewdu
Published: February 2025

In 1991 the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) seized power in Ethiopia. It then redrew the internal administrative borders of the country along strict monoethnic-based identities. However, this new geographic and administrative organization failed to consider the country’s large number of mixed-ethnic people who could not fit into the state’s accepted ethnicities. The regime deterred scholarship on, and by, Ethiopians of mixed ethnic identity. In this chapter, the author recounts his challenges as an ethnically mixed Ethiopian undertaking a year-long fieldwork study on mixed ethnicity in the country. The author particularly addresses: (1) the risks and challenges for a mixed-ethnic native scholar studying mixed ethnicity under a regime that carries out discriminatory, patriarchal ethnic policies; (2) strategies for collecting data from wary government officials and a suspicious public; and (3) lessons learned from his risky fieldwork experience in a repressive and politically challenging environment.
Race, Ethnicity, and Belonging
Authors: Jumet Kira D. , Mekouar Merouan
Published: February 2025

This chapter provides strategies for addressing fieldwork challenges related to ethnicity, race, and religion, as well as family background. The authors discuss issues such as the relationship between ethnicity and physical security in particular environments, the effects of racism on researchers’ data collection and mental health, the impact of insider-outsider status on interviewee trust, and the intersectional obstacle of discrimination based on religion as it relates to race. While non-native researchers often experience the burden of these various identity markers, they often take on oversized importance in the cases of native scholars conducting fieldwork in their repressive and/or illiberal home countries. Thus, this chapter provides insights, such as tapping into one’s knowledge of local customs and norms of reciprocity, to navigate some of these hurdles.
Nowhere to Hide
Authors: Al-Khatib Taqadum
Published: February 2025

While many scholars from repressive states opt for self-censorship to preserve their safety or that of their loved ones, others have taken bolder steps toward freedom of expression. In this chapter, an Egyptian academic recounts how his scholarly work was perceived as a threat by Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime, leading the Egyptian state to rescind his PhD funding for study in Germany mid-program. The author also endured harassment and intimidation from the Egyptian Embassy in Berlin, including regular verbal and written threats, attempts to confiscate his passport illegally, interrogations about his research topic, and threats to obtain his social media passwords. Additionally, while the author remained in self-imposed exile to avoid prosecution for sham retaliatory charges by the state, security forces raided his family’s home in Egypt, confiscated personal photos and documents, and threated his parents with arrest if they did not disclose information about him.
Impossible Return?
Authors: Saeidi Shirin
Published: February 2025

The Islamic Republic of Iran readily arrests dual citizens based on their categorization as threats to national security. In this chapter, the author discusses her experience as an Iranian American political scientist who made a risky decision to return to Iran for long-term fieldwork and accepted an invitation from a professor based at the University of Tehran to teach in the faculty he chaired. After the author arrived at the university, the faculty chair introduced aspects of the job description not initially shared, including the promotion of state propaganda on English-language media networks that broadcast abroad. The Iranian American scholar also recounts that the faculty chair submitted a case with Iran’s intelligence ministry in response to her refusal to participate in the dissemination of propaganda and how she ultimately faced interrogation at SAVAK, Iran’s intelligence and security organization.
Questionable Solicitations and Regime Restrictions
Authors: Miguel Jose
Published: February 2025

Although the author spent almost three decades researching indigenous governance, territorial rights, and sustainable livelihoods in the eastern regions of Nicaragua free from government scrutiny and harassment, the situation changed radically in the environment of the 2018 political crisis. He explains how the ongoing political crisis imposed a de facto ban on scholarly activities and independent journalism, which fundamentally impacted what he studied and taught, as well as his ability to collaborate with colleagues from private and public universities in the country. This chapter documents the difficulties a native Nicaraguan scholar encountered while conducting research in his home country, questionable solicitations the author received from international organizations seeking to intervene in the ongoing civil conflict, and pressure exerted on his colleagues in national universities by regime political operatives. The author’s reflections also explore strategies he pursued to continue his work and the risks associated with them.
Exploitation
Authors: Jumet Kira D. , Mekouar Merouan
Published: February 2025

One important challenge that scholars hailing from repressive and illiberal countries face is the management of their professional relationship with a wide range of local and foreign actors whose goals and interests are not always clear. Academic collaborations, media requests, private solicitations from foreign embassies, paid invitations to attend closed workshops, and paid consultancies may all originate from individuals or groups with ulterior motives or goals. Moreover, scholars who take a careless approach to their associations with actors who might be at odds with their home government could face legal or safety risks. This chapter discusses ways in which native scholars may identify and navigate intentional and inadvertent exploitation by local and foreign actors (e.g., embassy employees, media representatives, non-native academic collaborators, intelligence services, and international organization employees), as well as vet them.
Conclusion
Authors: Jumet Kira D. , Mekouar Merouan
Published: February 2025

This chapter returns to the focus of the book, which is the largely unexplored challenges experienced by scholars native to illiberal and/or repressive countries. Although one of the major objectives of the edited volume was to prepare native graduate students and early career academics for conducting fieldwork in these types of countries, the authors express hope that the book also offers research insights for other audiences, including native scholars more advanced in their careers, graduate advisors, non-native researchers aiming to collaborate with their native counterparts, members of institutional review boards, members of research funding organizations, and academic professional organizations and the organizers of their conferences. The chapter also revisits obstacles faced by native contributors related to the four categories: (1) gender and associated societal expectations; (2) race, ethnicity, and belonging; (3) legal threats and red lines; and (4) exploitation. It also reflects on lessons learned.
Soon & Very Soon
Authors: 9780197748145  , Darden Robert F. , Newby Stephen M.
Published: February 2025

Soon & Very Soon provides the first in-depth research into the life, music, and ministry of the most influential gospel artist of the last forty years of the twentieth century. Andraé Crouch’s impact and influence place him in the highest pantheon of all gospel artists. In addition to writing and performing some of the most iconic, most enduring songs in Black sacred music, Crouch’s musical prowess was such that he was just as in-demand in the world of popular music, contributing music to the likes of Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Elvis Presley, and Paul Simon, and Oscar-winning soundtracks like The Color Purple and The Lion King. From his beginnings with the early “Jesus Music” movement, Crouch is also considered the founder of contemporary gospel music as well as the “praise & worship” music phenomenon that dominates many churches today, Black and white. At his death in 2015, gospel and popular music superstars paid lavish tribute to him and even President Barack Obama cited his “extraordinary musical talent” and wrote that Andraé “uplifted the hearts and minds of several generations” and that his impact “continues to be felt in not only gospel but a variety of music genres.”
The World That Shaped Andraé Crouch
Authors: Darden Robert F. , Newby Stephen M.
Published: February 2025

This chapter begins by establishing some of the factors that helped create Andraé’s unique musical genius in popular and Black sacred music in the second half of the twentieth century. Andraé and his twin sister, Sandra, were among the first gospel artists to emerge from Southern California, leaving the restrictive musical confines of Chicago and Detroit. They were empowered by California’s more accepting racial and economic climate, the burgeoning, multiethnic music scene, and their rapidly growing denomination—the Church of God in Christ (COGIC)—and its enthusiastic support of musical evangelism. Andraé and Sandra were born into the deeply religious home of Benjamin and Catherine Crouch. Benjamin was utterly focused on evangelism, taking his young children on his daily rounds of street ministry. When Benjamin was offered his first church, he prayed that God would give Andraé the gift of music. Two weeks later, Andraé played piano in the church. Andraé displayed prodigious musical talent and at a young age wrote his first song.
The COGICs
Authors: Darden Robert F. , Newby Stephen M.
Published: February 2025

When he was not yet even twenty, Andraé’s first gospel group, drawn from the neighborhoods of Southern California, was composed of singers and musicians who would soon enjoy extraordinary success in the music industry—Billy Preston, Edna Wright, Sondra “Blinky” Williams, Gloria Jones, and his sister Sandra. He called them the COGICs, and they quickly drew the attention of music entrepreneur Richard Simpson. Over a few hours in a cheap studio, Simpson recorded the COGICs singing Crouch originals and arrangements. He sold the album, It’s a Blessing, to Vee-Jay Records just as the label filed for bankruptcy. Though It’s a Blessing is difficult to find today, it contains the earliest known Crouch compositions and dynamic performances by the COGICs, who would break up shortly thereafter.
The Addicts Choir
Authors: Darden Robert F. , Newby Stephen M.
Published: February 2025

After the COGICs, Andraé Crouch began to assemble members for his first group, the Disciples, including Bili Thedford, Perry Morgan, and Sherman Andrus. But before the Disciples could record, Crouch felt drawn to support David Wilkerson’s organization founded to work with gang members and socially marginalized young people, Teen Challenge Center, where he formed the Addicts Choir. With the help of some of the Disciples and former members of the COGICs, the Addicts Choir performed throughout Los Angeles and was eventually recorded by Word Records. Once the album was released, Crouch turned his full attention back to the Disciples.
“Live” at Carnegie Hall
Authors: Darden Robert F. , Newby Stephen M.
Published: February 2025

“Live” at Carnegie Hall was Andraé Crouch and the Disciples’ breakthrough album, elevating them to the top tier of gospel artists both from a sales standpoint and in the appreciation of their peers. The LP is an electrifying mix of a live worship experience with Crouch preaching to an enthusiastic crowd. The actual live recording, however, suffered from a host of sound and performance issues, so Crouch and Bill Maxwell used members of Sonlight and a handful of background vocalists to re-record virtually everything, save for Andraé’s voice and piano tracks. The resulting project is so seamless that most listeners never knew of the overdubbing. Two songs from the album, the spontaneous “Jesus Is the Answer” and their version of Dottie Rambo’s “He Looked Beyond My Fault,” became the standout tracks that would continue to be performed live for years to come. Paul Simon recorded “Jesus Is the Answer” on an early live album of his own.
Take Me Back
Authors: Darden Robert F. , Newby Stephen M.
Published: February 2025

For Take Me Back, Bill Maxwell assembled a virtual all-star cast of supporting musicians, including Joe Sample, Dean Parks, Billy Preston, and others. Take Me Back is the first “true” Andraé Crouch record, as Maxwell was the first producer to realize Crouch’s vision for how a new gospel album should sound. Andraé responded with two classic songs, “Take Me Back” and “Tell Them,” and the album shot to the top of the gospel charts, passing much of gospel’s “old guard” along the way. It is considered a pivotal album in gospel music history.
The Best of Andraé
Authors: Darden Robert F. , Newby Stephen M.
Published: February 2025

The creative partnership of Andraé Crouch and Bill Maxwell produced memorable songs but not at the pace that Light Records expected. Crouch’s tendency to spend hours on a song in the studio, then completely remix it, meant that the Disciples were not producing at the then-industry standard of an album a year. To fill the gap, Light released The Best of Andraé, a four-sided LP with songs drawn from Crouch’s catalogue. The packaging also primarily featured Andraé, to the near exclusion of the Disciples, a portent of things to come. In the subsequent tours, Crouch incorporated members of Psalm 150, a horn-oriented contemporary Christian band, which added further energy to his already legendary live shows.
This Is Another Day
Authors: Darden Robert F. , Newby Stephen M.
Published: February 2025

In the midst of the Disciples’ virtually nonstop touring, the release of This Is Another Day generated one of the most memorable songs in Crouch’s catalogue, the timeless “Soon and Very Soon.” The album continued Andraé’s growth as the genre’s top-selling, most influential gospel artist, and he performed in some of the biggest venues both in the United States and abroad. More national television appearances offered the group the chance to introduce songs like “Quiet Times” and “Perfect Peace” to new audiences. Andraé closed the year by performing two shows in California’s infamous Soledad State Prison.
Live in London
Authors: Darden Robert F. , Newby Stephen M.
Published: February 2025

The songs comprising the four-sided Live in London LP were recorded over two concerts in four manic days in the United Kingdom. As was Crouch’s custom, instead of playing his best-known songs, much of the album is composed of arrangements of beloved old hymns, new songs (some composed on the spot), and more evangelical preaching from Andraé. The album’s iconic cover—an air-brushed spaceship with a keyboard hovering over Great Britain—marks one of the first times a gospel record featured a cover to rival the best work in popular music. The concerts also marked the end of the Disciples. With the departure of the group’s longest-serving member, Perry Morgan, future projects would all feature Crouch with a variety of top session musicians.
Finally
Authors: Darden Robert F. , Newby Stephen M.
Published: February 2025

Despite the fact that he was immediately released and never charged, Andraé Crouch’s arrest in November 1982 for possession of cocaine hung over him for much of his career. Many in the Black church disavowed him, and the negative reviews of his life and concerts continued. The album Finally, released amid serious financial issues for Light Records, sank from the charts without a trace, even with the inclusion of well-loved songs like “We Are Not Ashamed” and “We Need to Hear From You.” Despite appearances on a Solid Gold Christmas telecast and a lovely sketch on the popular SCTV, Andraé’s career was at its lowest ebb in 1982–1983.
From a Simmer to a Boil
Authors: Smith Dina Denham , Grandey Alicia A.
Published: February 2025

Today’s leaders face heightened emotional demands due to four major workplace trends that were accelerated by the pandemic. These trends include the rise of remote work, digital transformation, mental health challenges, and the diverse and polarized workforce. This chapter addresses the challenges posed by these trends and explains why emotional upskilling is imperative for today’s leaders. It also provides a brief overview of the authors’ background, their goals for the book, and the strategies and tools offered to support leaders in navigating today’s emotionally complex workplace. By advancing their emotional skills, leaders can thrive in this dynamic work environment while maintaining their health and performance.
An Introduction to Emotions
Authors: Smith Dina Denham , Grandey Alicia A.
Published: February 2025

Today, leaders face unprecedented emotional demands, yet most lack formal training in managing these emotional challenges. This chapter points to the emotionally charged aspects of and how they require emotional labor, such as delivering difficult news, managing conflicts due to differences, and supporting an employee in crisis. To perform the emotional labor of leadership, advanced skills are needed; without them, emotional labor is often performed by avoiding or faking emotions, which results in burnout and ineffective interactions. Yet, leaders must also walk a delicate balance between genuine expression and maintaining leadership credibility, known as the authenticity paradox. By understanding emotions’ experiential, behavioral, and physiological aspects, leaders can cultivate effective emotional regulation strategies, foster healthier work environments, and drive organizational success.
Separating Fact From Fiction
Authors: Smith Dina Denham , Grandey Alicia A.
Published: February 2025

This chapter highlights the necessity of updating beliefs about emotions to be scientifically accurate, so leaders can navigate modern workplaces effectively. It outlines 10 misconceptions rooted in professional norms, power dynamics, and the devaluation of emotional work, such as viewing emotions as irrational and inappropriate at work. To replace these misconceptions, five evidence-based truths are shared: (1) Emotions indicate that work matters, (2) emotions can be rational and adaptive responses to work, (3) emotions provide valuable information that can help leaders lead, (4) showing felt emotions can enhance performance and relationships, and (5) emotional skills are critically important for leaders. Finally, leaders are invited to assess and revise their beliefs about emotions at work, showing how those emotion beliefs contribute to mental health and relationships.
Anticipate Curves in the Road
Authors: Smith Dina Denham , Grandey Alicia A.
Published: February 2025

This chapter shares four proactive emotion regulation strategies (the “Four S’s”) useful for anticipating and preparing for emotionally charged events. First, search inside to increase self-awareness about emotional triggers and how they show up in your body, using journaling and body scans. Second, set your focus to adopt a healthy mindset about yourself as a leader and your work, perhaps by using a daily self-reflection tool. Third, select your battles to choose which emotional challenges you tackle or you outsource, while seeking positive interactions to build your resources. Finally, shift the situation refers to proactively modifying emotional events by planning ahead, creating buffer zones, and staying flexible. By mastering anticipatory strategies, leaders can be more prepared to manage emotional charged events.