Travel Notes: On Writing, Surprise and the Self Through Time
byReading Plato’s Phaedrus, we learn that Socrates disapproved of writing. The funny thing is that Plato, who was his student, felt it appropriate to…
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Narrative
byOur lives are populated with narratives. Whether we’re reading a novel, listening to a true-crime podcast, keeping up with the latest political developments or…
Inhabiting the Immersive Studio Album
byIn 2013, American actor, writer and musician Donald Glover told an interviewer in promotion of his upcoming studio album: ‘I don’t want to make…
Review — Making Value: Music, Capital, and the Social
byTimothy D. Taylor. Making Value: Music, Capital, and the Social. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2024, $26.95 E-book. From singing hymns in church, to…
To ‘Listen Without Prejudice’: On the Necessity of Loving Music I Don’t Always Like
byLest anyone remains among Transpositions readership who has missed the copious memos, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift have released records. In an era where our…
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Pop Music
byPerhaps unfairly, pop music elicits a variety of negative images—erratic crowds of fangirls, producers who prioritise formulaic constructions over creative innovation, sensational aesthetics trickling…
Much Ado about Nothingness
byA version of this reflection was delivered for the opening of Transept’s 2024 exhibition (a)void, hosted between 6–10 April in St Andrews. Transept is…