This list has been compiled by The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies Online. Please email relevant additions or queries to the editors here. This online reference list is a collection of available resources on the art and cultural discourse around Michael Jackson. If you use our reference list, clearly reference The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies Online, with our url, http://www.michaeljacksonstudies.org.
Articles
Block, Susan, ‘Sex, Death and Michael Jackson’, Counterpunch. 2 August 2009
Berreby, David, ‘Jackson Wasn’t Normal. So What?’, Huffington Post. 9 July 2009
Browne, Rembert, ‘Rembert Explains the ’80s: Michael Jackson at the 1988 Grammy Awards’, Grantland. 28 February 2013
Campbell, Mel, ‘Saying the Unsayable: The Non-Verbal Vocalizations of Michael Jackson’, The Enthusiast. 2 July 2009
Dolliver, M, ‘Seventy percent of respondents said the news media paid too much attention to the death of Michael Jackson’, Adweek.com. 20 July 2009 <http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/monday-miscellany-99890> [accessed 21 June 2014]
Fischer, Mary A., ‘Was Michael Jackson Framed?’, GQ. October 1994
Jones, Lucy, ‘The Incredible Way Michael Jackson Wrote Music’, NME. 2 April 2014
King, Jason, ‘An Appreciation of His Talent’, Passed the Curve. 27 June 2009
Kristobak, Ryan, ‘Michael Jackson’s Isolated Vocals for ‘Man in the Mirror’ are Raw Emotion’. Huffington Post. 6 December 2013
Martin, Sylvia J, ‘From Asia to Africa, The King of Pop Emerges as a Global Platform for Philanthropy and Social Change’, OpEdNews. 11 June 2013
Neal, Mark Anthony, ‘Sampling Michael: Rhythm, Masculinity and Intellectual Property in the ‘Body’ of Michael Jackson’, NewBlackMan. 28 August 2012
Okri, Ben, ‘A Meteor Streaks Our Collective Consciousness’, The Times. 27 June 2009
Reed, Ishmael, ‘The Persecution of Michael Jackson’, Counter Currents. 29 June 2009
Reed, Pamela, ‘Michael Jackson and the Toxicity of American Culture’, The Grio. 7 July 2009
Semino, Matt, ‘Michael Jackson, The Wounded Messenger’, The Examiner. 29 November 2010
Stevens, Hampton, ‘Michael Jackson’s Unparalleled Influence,’ The Atlantic. 24 June 2010
Vogel, Joseph
- ‘How Michael Jackson Made ‘Bad’’, The Atlantic, 10 September 2012, ‘theatlantictimes.com’<http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/09/how-michael-jackson-made-bad/262162/2/> [accessed 15 May 2014]
- ‘Abortion, Fame, and ‘Bad’: Listening to Michael Jackson’s Unreleased Demos’, The Atlantic, 10 September 2012, ‘theatlantictimes.com’ <http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/09/abortion-fame-and-bad-listening-to-michael-jacksons-unreleased-demos/262242/> [accessed 15 May 2014]
- ‘The Story Behind Michael Jackson’s Infectious, Newly Released Song.’ The Atlantic. 5 June 2012
- ‘Michael Jackson’s ‘Blood on the Dance Floor,’ 15 Years Later.’ The Atlantic. 21 March 2012
- ‘The Misunderstood Power of Michael Jackson’s Music’, The Atlantic. 8 February 2012
- ‘Michael Jackson, Dangerous, and the Reinvention of Pop’, Pop Matters. 28 September 2011
White, Armond, ‘In MJ’s Shadow’, New York Press, 30 June 2009 <http://nypress.com/in-mjrsquos-shadow/> [accessed 24 June 2014]
Zohny, Josephine, ‘In Defence of Michael’, Pop Matters. 9 February 2005.