Alexandra Apolloni
I hold a Ph.D. in Musicology from UCLA, where I am currently a lecturer in the Musicology department and Music Industry program. My research explores questions of voice and identity in British and North American popular music, with a focus on how performances by women vocalists shape the ways in which listeners conceive of gender and race. My current book project examines vocal performances of discipline, modernity, and selfhood by girl singers in 1960s London - including Cilla Black, Marianne Faithfull, Lulu, Sandie Shaw, Millie Small, and Dusty Springfield.
In addition to this project, I'm pursuing several other ongoing research initiatives related to popular music, voice, and identity: I recently began a new project on the cultural work accomplished by singer Yma Sumac's voice in 1950s America; and I'm currently completing an article about Jamaican singer Millie Small, and her role in the proliferation of ska and reggae in Britain in the 1960s and 1970s. In addition, I'm working in collaboration with Dr. Darin DeWitt (Political Science, Cal State Long Beach) on a project about musicians' testimonies before the US Congress.
In addition to my research, I'm very active as a writer, editor, and teacher. I served as Editor-in-Chief of Echo: a music-centered journal from 2011-2013, and I'm currently the Academic Correspondent for Music at Hippo Reads (www.hipporeads.com).
As an instructor at UCLA, I have designed and taught courses on topics including the history of rock and roll and the music industry, music and gender, African-American popular music, 1960s girl groups, and music writing and research skills.
My fellowships and awards include a 2012-2013 Alvin H. Johnson AMS-50 Fellowship from the American Musicological Society; and research grants from the UCLA Center for the Study of Women, the UC Center for New Racial Studies, the UCLA Humanities Division, and the Herb Alpert School of Music.
In addition to this project, I'm pursuing several other ongoing research initiatives related to popular music, voice, and identity: I recently began a new project on the cultural work accomplished by singer Yma Sumac's voice in 1950s America; and I'm currently completing an article about Jamaican singer Millie Small, and her role in the proliferation of ska and reggae in Britain in the 1960s and 1970s. In addition, I'm working in collaboration with Dr. Darin DeWitt (Political Science, Cal State Long Beach) on a project about musicians' testimonies before the US Congress.
In addition to my research, I'm very active as a writer, editor, and teacher. I served as Editor-in-Chief of Echo: a music-centered journal from 2011-2013, and I'm currently the Academic Correspondent for Music at Hippo Reads (www.hipporeads.com).
As an instructor at UCLA, I have designed and taught courses on topics including the history of rock and roll and the music industry, music and gender, African-American popular music, 1960s girl groups, and music writing and research skills.
My fellowships and awards include a 2012-2013 Alvin H. Johnson AMS-50 Fellowship from the American Musicological Society; and research grants from the UCLA Center for the Study of Women, the UC Center for New Racial Studies, the UCLA Humanities Division, and the Herb Alpert School of Music.
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