MJ Studies Today LXXV
MJ Studies Today, March 2022 looks at the Michael Jackson's hit song "Billie Jean." its creation and its legacy 39 years after its release as a single. Continue reading
Episode 52 – Review and Discussion of the Academic Book by Pinder
Abstract In this episode, Elizabeth and Karin review the academic book Michael Jackson And The Quandary Of A Black Identity by Sherrow O Pinder. The premise of Pinder’s book is: What does it mean to be black in America. Elizabeth and Karin go in-depth in this academic book and share their thoughts with you. REFERENCE […]
MJ Studies Today LXXIV
Abstract: Michael Jackson’s album Invincible celebrated the twentieth anniversary of its release in October 2021. It remains the album least appreciated by critics and even some of Jackson’s fans and is the album from his canon most likely to cause heated debate in online forums. In this month’s MJ Studies Today column, Kerry Hennigan discusses […]
Episode 51 – Past-Present-Future Book 5
Abstract With this first episode, Karin and Elizabeth take a trip down memory lane with Kerry Hennigan’s Columns of MJ Studies Today as a lead and talk about the present and the future of the Journal. REFERENCE AS: Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 51 – Past-Present-Future Book 5 ” Podcast, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives […]
MJ Studies Today LXXIII
MJ Studies Today, Jan 2022 looks at the release of the compilation CD "King of Pop" which was released in many countries in 2008 to celebrate Michael Jackson's 50th birthday. Continue reading
MA Thesis by Kelly M. O’Riley
HAGIOGRAPHY, TERATOLOGY, AND THE “HISTORY” OF MICHAEL JACKSONbyKELLY M. O’RILEY Under the Direction of Isaac Weiner ABSTRACT Before his death, Michael Jackson was arguably one of the most famous living celebrities to walk the planet. Onstage, on-air, and onscreen, he captivated the attention of millions of people around the world, whether because they loved him […]
MJ Studies Today LXXI
MJ Studies Today for November 2021 looks at the Cirque du Soleil collaboration with the Michael Jackson Estate on two top-selling shows. Continue reading
MJ Studies Today LXX
Abstract: This month, MJ Studies Today columnist Kerry Hennigan takes us back twenty years to Michael Jackson’s 30th Anniversary concerts at Madison Square Garden and the dramatic events that followed the second show on the eve of 9/11. Kerry looks at Jackson’s efforts to fundraise for survivors and families of the victims of the attacks, […]
MJ Studies Today LXIX
Continuing the discussion of Michael Jackson’s Captain Eo film commenced in out column for July 2021. This time we look at the re-opening of Michael Jackson’s Captain Eo in 2010 in response to demand from a public hungry for more of the pop icon following his death in June 2009. Continue reading