The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies | ISSN: 2452-0497
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Abstract In this month’s column, Kerry Hennigan uses one of the art pieces in the Michael Jackson On the Wall exhibition to examine the way Jackson’s art and his appearance were shaped in part by the various traumas he experienced and the choices he made Read More …
Abstract: In this month’s MJ Studies Today column, Kerry Hennigan looks at Michael Jackson’s shout out to his audiences in his performances, short films and songs. She also considers his recording of the 1959 Isley Brothers’ song “Shout” which contains some powerful new lyrics. She queries Jackson’s Read More …
Abstract: In this column Kerry Hennigan looks at Michael Jackson’s performances of “Earth Song” on awards shows, and specifically the BRITs Awards in 1996 and the controversy that was generated by protests at what some thought of as his depiction of himself as a Christ-like Read More …
Abstract: In this episode, Karin discusses how artists create, and take from life and experiences. What we perceive as ‘new’ and ‘authentic’, and how this has been looked at through history till today. REFERENCE AS: Merx, Karin. “Episode 35 – ‘A Good Artist Copies, and Read More …