Episode 14 – Michael Jackson’s ‘HIStory’

Abstract: This fourteenth episode is about Michael Jackson’s HIStory album. On the 7th September in 1996 Jackson started his HIStory World Tour in Letna Prague, Czech Republic. Karin and Elizabeth’s conversation explores the many ways in which Michael Jackson was aware of, knowledgeable about, and concerned with the subject of history, and how Read More …

Episode 7 – MJ 7 Meets Shakespeare 400

Abstract: In this seventh episode, Elizabeth and Karin discuss the fact that this year is the seventh anniversary since Michael Jackson’s death, and it is also the 400th anniversary since William Shakespeare’s. We draw several connections between the need to celebrate Shakespeare’s legacy and the ongoing debates about Read More …

MJ Studies Today II (14-02-16)

Abstract: February 2016 discusses the recent news that the white actor Joseph Fiennes, was cast as Michael Jackson in an upcoming comedy program on Sky Arts. Column by Elizabeth Amisu, MA, PGCE, editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: Read More …