We are happy to announce the publication of Fast Capitalism 21.1. This issue has a special section about the 25th anniversary of Napster. Napster at 25 Years Introduction: Napster at 25 David M. Arditi PDF Napster “freedom” at Northeastern University: a distanced ethnography Marcus Breen PDF Inciting Infringement and Innovation from Napster to Now –…Continue Reading Fast Capitalism 21.1
Year: 2024
Dr. Steven Arxer Colloquium
This year the Department of Sociology and Anthropology welcomed a new colleague, Dr. Steven Arxer, as part of the Community-Engaged Research Cluster. Dr. Arxer is a professor of Sociology and comes to us from UNT-Dallas. Please join the Center for Theory for Dr. Arxer’s colloquium on Oct. 30 at 12pm in University Hall 432. Dr….Continue Reading Dr. Steven Arxer Colloquium
Free Knowledge
The Center for Theory is launching a new initiative entitled “Free Knowledge.” Here is the idea: A democracy requires an educated public with access to information in a robust public sphere. Otherwise we become mired in a world where citizens are asked to make decisions about important matters without the knowledge to make those decisions….Continue Reading Free Knowledge
Critical Music Industry Studies
Two years ago (Fall 2022), I posted a CFP for a project that Dr. Ryan Nolan and I were working on. Today, I’m happy to announce the publication of the Handbook of Critical Music Industry Studies. It was a big task and I had no idea how much effort would go into editing 35 essays….Continue Reading Critical Music Industry Studies