Author: Elizabeth Amisu | The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies

‘Throwing Stones to Hide Your Hands’ Revisited by Elizabeth Amisu

Posted on24th September 201724th April 2022AuthorElizabeth Amisu

Abstract: In this article, Elizabeth explores her landmark essay, ‘Throwing Stones to Hide Your Hands’ The Mortal Persona of Michael Jackson’, which was one of her first academic pieces on Michael Jackson, and which spurred the creation of ‘The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, Read More …

Bad (1987)

Posted on22nd July 201423rd November 2023AuthorElizabeth Amisu

Abstract: Michael Jackson starred in and produced upwards of forty films in a career which showcases many of the most watched short films of all time. The four-minute sequence often perceived to be Bad (dir. Martin Scorsese, 1987) is in fact the epicentre of a much longer narrative. Parodied Read More …

“Throwing Stones to Hide Your Hands”: The Mortal Persona of Michael Jackson

Posted on17th June 201422nd November 2023AuthorElizabeth Amisu

Abstract: Drawing on the emerging scholarly study of ‘Jacksonism’, a movement typified by the study of the multi-modal art, political impact and cultural significance of Michael Jackson, this article de-constructs the mythological personas of the artist by exploring both his cultural deification and many subsequent attempts Read More …