In this episode Elizabeth and Karin discuss the essay by Philipp Dominik Keidl where he explores how Michael Jackson fans responded to the sexual abuse allegations made by Wade Robson and James Safechuck in the 2019 documentary Leaving Neverland.



The focus is on a phenomenon Keidl terms "forensic fandom," where fans produce counter-documentaries and online content to defend Jackson's reputation by discrediting his accusers. These fan-made videos, particularly those associated with The Michael Jackson Innocence Project (MJIP), serve as a form of "media tribunal." The essay argues that these efforts are less about seeking truth and more about reinforcing myths that undermine allegations of sexual abuse, ultimately contributing to a toxic fan culture that silences victims and perpetuates harmful stereotypes.



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Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. "Episode 80 – The staging of a Media Trial" Podcast, Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation, 12 no. 2 (2025). Published electronically 21/04/25. http://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-80-the-staging-of-a-Media-Trial.







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Episode 80 - The Staging of a Media TrialBy Elizabeth Amisu & Karin Merx



Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here.



Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of  ‘A festive parade of highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’. Find out more about Karin here.



Our References and Where to Easily Find Them:



Philipp Dominik Keidl, "The Fans of Michael Jackson v Wade Robson and James Safechuck": Forensic Fandom and the Staging of a Media Tribunal, American Behavioural Scientist 2022, vol.66(8) (Sage Publications, 2022).

In the second part of the book review Unfinished Business by Judith Hamera, Elizabeth and Karin discuss how Hamera writes about Consuming Passions, Wasted Efforts and Michael Jackson's Financial Melodramas. One of the important questions they ask is why using Michael Jackson and compare his dancing and financial gains and losses as deindustrialised. They ask if using only two documentaries, of which one is from Bashir -Living With Michael Jackson - and the other, This Is It, are reliable for academic research?



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Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. "Episode 79 – Consuming Passions." Podcast, Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation, 12 no. 1 (2025). Published electronically 21/02/25. http://michaeljacksonstudies.org/the-labours-of-michael-jackson/.







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Episode 79 - Consuming PassionsBy Elizabeth Amisu & Karin Merx



Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here.



Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of  ‘A festive parade of highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’. Find out more about Karin here.



Our References and Where to Easily Find Them




* Judith Hamera, Unfinished Business: Michael Jackson, Detroit, and the Figural Economy of American Deindustrialization (2017): https://amzn.to/416ZmoW

Abstract: In this episode, Elizabeth and Karin talk about Judith Hamera’s powerful book, Unfinished Business: Michael Jackson, Detroit, and the Figural Economy of American Deindustrialization, the concept of virtuosity in relation to Michael Jackson's labours and the labour of factory workers. They also explore the cultural and historical context of Michael Jackson's music and the potential for future opportunities for a new "33 1/3" series book about one of Michael Jackson’s albums. A 33 1/3 book was published on Dangerous in 2014, written by Susan Fast.







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Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. "Episode 78 – The Labours of Michael Jackson." Podcast, Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation, 12 no. 1 (2025). Published electronically 21/02/25. http://sya.rqu.mybluehost.me/website_94cbf058/the-labours-of-michael-jackson/.







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Episode 78 - The Labours of Michael JacksonBy Elizabeth Amisu & Karin Merx








'I think that somebody could come along with a really nice essay (people that are thinking about writing for the journal) about the labours of Hercules and the labours of Michael Jackson.'- Elizabeth Amisu








Unfinished Business: Michael Jackson, Detroit, and the Figural Economy of American Deindustrialization by Judith Hamera (2017): https://amzn.to/416ZmoW



Submit a proposal for 33 1/3: https://333sound.com/how-to-submit-a-proposal/







Our References and Where to Easily Find Them1. The Labours of Hercules - https://www.theoi.com/articles/what-were-the-12-labors-of-hercules/2. The Michael Jackson Book Club - https://www.facebook.com/groups/mjbookclub/3. Kingvention – The Michael Jackson Convention - https://www.kingvention.com4. Pierre Bourdieu - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvzahvBpd_A







Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here.



Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of  ‘A festive parade of highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’. Find out more about Karin here.











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In this episode Karin and Elizabeth discuss four columns by Kerry Hennigan, the two podcasts of last year and dive in the introduction of an academic book titled "Unfinished Business" by Judith Hamera.



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Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 77 – ‘Past-Present-Future Book 7’, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On An Academic Conversation 12, no. 1 (2025). Published electronically 21/01/2025. 







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Episode 77 – Past-Present-Future Book 7 By Karin Merx, Elizabeth Amisu



Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of  ‘A Festive Parade of Highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’. Find out more about Karin here.



Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is the editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here.



References




* Kerry Hennigan, "MJ Studies Today, The Iconic Imagery of Michael Jackson’s Dangerous World Tour and its afterlife.” The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies Vol 10, No. 4 (14-04-2024) https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/mj-studies-today-c/



* Kerry Hennigan, "MJ Studies Today, ‘The Country’s Child.’ Fans, friends, family and media on the 15th anniversary of the death of Michael Jackson.”  The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies Vol 11, No. 1 (14-07-2024). https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/mj-studies-today-ciii/



* Kerry Hennigan, "MJ Studies Today, The 7 Charts of Michael Jackson. The prevalence of the Number Seven in his life, career, recent chart success and fan expression.” The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies Vol 10, No. 3 (14-01-2024). https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/mj-studies-today-xcvii/



* Kerry Hennigan, "MJ Studies Today, The return and its aftermath. ‘Damned Lies’ and Conspiracies in the life and afterlife of Michael Jackson, Part 2”,  The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies Vol 11, No. 2 (14-10-2024). https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/mj-studies-today-cvi/



* Karin Merx, Elizabeth Amisu, Episode 75 (29/08/2024) Summer Edition, The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies 11, 3, (2024).



* Karin Merx, Elizabeth Amisu, Episode 76 (21/11/2024) Wannabe Startin' Somethin', The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies 11, 4, (2024).



* Judith Hamera, "Never Can Say Goodbye": U.S. Deindustrialization as Unfinished Business (Oxford Universi...

In episode 76, Karin and Elizabeth discuss the essay "Wannabe Startin' Somethin': Michael Jackson's Critical Race Representation" by Dawn-Elissa Fischer, Professor at the San Francisco State University where she teaches courses on black popular culture, information technology and virtual ethnography.



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Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 76 – ‘Wannabe Startin' Somethin'’, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On An Academic Conversation 11, no. 2 (2024). Published electronically 21/11/2024. 







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Episode 76 – Wannabe Startin' Somethin' By Karin Merx, Elizabeth Amisu



Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of  ‘A Festive Parade of Highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’. Find out more about Karin here.



Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is the editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here.



References




* Fischer, D-E. (2011). Wannabe startin’ somethin’: Michael Jackson’s critical race representation. Journal of Popular Music Studies. 23 (1), 96-107.



* Joseph Vogel, Earth Song: inside Michael Jackson's Magnum Opus (Blake Vision Books, 2012)



* Elizabeth Amisu, The Dangerous Philosophies Of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife (Bloomsbury 2024, paperback)



* Karin Merx, “From Throne to Wilderness: Michael Jackson’s ‘Stranger in Moscow’ and the Foucauldian Outlaw.” The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies 1, no. 4 (2015). http://michaeljacksonstudies.org/from-throne-to-wilderness-michael-jacksons-stranger-in-moscow-and-the-foucauldian-outlaw/.

Abstract: In Episode 75, Karin and Elizabeth speak briefly about the hiatus the Journal has been in, past episodes and great essays to read, and the 8th year of The Dangerous Philosophies and the paperback published in April this year by Bloomsbury. Elizabeth also shares her experience visiting MJ the Musical.



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Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 75 – ‘Summer Edition’, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On An Academic Conversation 11, no. 1 (2024). Published electronically 29/08/2024. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-75-summer-edition-michael-jacksons-dream-lives-on







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Episode 75– Summer Edition By Karin Merx, Elizabeth Amisu



Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of  ‘A Festive Parade of Highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’. Find out more about Karin here.



Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is the editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here.



References




*  Re-Imagining Michael Jackson with Geneva S Thomas and Nina Fonoroff



* Elizabeth Amisu, The Dangerous Philosophies Of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife (Bloomsbury 2024, paperback)



* https://mjthemusical.com



* Episode 74 (21/11/23) The Roots and Routes Of Michael Jackson with guest dr Tristan Cabello



* Episode 72 (29/08/23) A Medley Of Essays: Racism, Transgender Voice, Inheritance



* Michelle Wallace, ‘Michael Jackson, Black Modernisms and the Ecstasy Of Communication‘



* Francesca T. Royster, ‘Hee Hee Hee’: Michael Jackson and the Transgendered Erotics Of Voice‘



* Episode 69 (21/05/23) Keep Moving



* Episode 68 (30/04/23) Otherness & Power Review



* Episode 67 (21/03/23) Throwing Stones...

Abstract: In Episode 74, Karin and Elizabeth have Dr Tristan Cabello as their guest to discuss the essay The Roots & Routes of Michael Jackson published in 2012 by Sylvia J Martin. In this compelling episode they answer questions about identity, influence, if MJ was politically used and much more.



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Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 74 – ‘The Roots & Routes of Michael Jackson’, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On An Academic Conversation 11, no. 1 (2023). Published electronically 21/11/2023. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-74-the-roots-and-routes-of-michael-jackson







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Episode 74– The Roots & Routes Of Michael JacksonBy Karin Merx, Elizabeth Amisu & guest Dr Tristan Cabello



Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of  ‘A Festive Parade of Highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’. Find out more about Karin here.



Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is the editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here.



References




* Martin, S.J. The Roots and Routes of Michael Jackson’s Global Identity. Soc 49, 284–290 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-012-9550-z



* Tristan Cabello - http://tristancabello.com



* Tristan Cabello - https://advanced.jhu.edu/directory/tristan-cabello/

Abstract: 7 Years ago, Elizabeth Amisu published her textbook The Dangerous Philosophies Of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. In episode 73, Karin asks Elizabeth questions about the book, and she looks back on several chapters with Elizabeth.



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Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 73 – ‘7 Years The Dangerous Philosophies Of Michael Jackson’, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On An Academic Conversation 10, no. 2 (2023). Published electronically 21/09/2023. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-73-7-years-the-dangerous-philosophies-of-michael-jackson







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Episode 73– 7 Years The Dangerous Philosophies Of Michael JacksonBy Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu



Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of  ‘A Festive Parade of Highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’. Find out more about Karin here.



Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is the editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here.



References




* Elizabeth Amisu, The Dangerous Philosophies Of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife (Praeger, 2016, Bloomsbury 2022).



* Elizabeth Amisu & Karin Merx Design, A Visual Representation, critical Survey of The Dangerous Philosophies (2016).

Abstract: In episode 72, Karin and Elizabeth discuss three essays written by three prolific black academics, Professor Wallace, Professor Royster and academic Elizabeth Amisu.



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Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 72 – ‘A Medley Of Essays’, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On An Academic Conversation 10, no. 1 (2023). Published electronically 29/08/2023. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-72-a-medley-of-essays







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Episode 72– A Medley Of EssaysBy Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu



Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of  ‘A festive parade of Highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’. Find out more about Karin here.



Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is the editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here.



References




* Michelle Wallace, 'Black Modernism'Black Modernisms and ‘The Ecstasy of Communication’', The Journal Of Michael Jackson academic Studies vol.1 issue 1 (https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/michael-jackson-black-modernisms-and-the-ecstasy-of-communication/)



* Francesca Royster, '‘Hee hee hee’: Michael Jackson and the Transgendered Erotics of Voice', The Journal Of Michael Jackson Academic Studies vol 1 issue 1(https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/hee-hee-hee-michael-jackson-and-the-transgendered-erotics-of-voice/)



* Elizabeth Amisu, 'The cultural inheritance of Michael Jackson: reading the performance of high-status blackness in music video and on the stage', Nakan A Journal Of Cultural Studies vol 2, 2022 (https://nakanjournal.com/the-cultural-inheritance-of-michael-jackson-reading-the-performance-of-high-status-blackness-in-music-video-and-on-the-stage/)



* Elizabeth Amisu, The Dangerous Philosophies Of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife (Preager 2016).

Abstract: In episode 71, Karin and Elizabeth discuss the two short films Stranger In Moscow & They Don't Care About Us alongside Karin’s Essay: From Throne To Wilderness: Michael Jackson’s Stranger In Moscow. They look into how Stranger in Moscow and They Don’t Care About Us, signify the perceptual and mirror the message MJ wanted us to see and hear?



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Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 71 – ‘Stranger In Moscow & They Don't Care About Us’, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On An Academic Conversation 10, no. 4 (2023). Published electronically 21/07/2023. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-71-stranger-in-moscow-they-don't-care-about-us







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Episode 71– Stranger In Moscow & They Don't Care About UsBy Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu



Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of  ‘A festive parade of Highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’. Find out more about Karin here.



Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is the editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here.



References




* Michael Jackson, Stranger In Moscow, 1995.



* Michael Jackson, They Don't Care About Us, 1995.



* Karin Merx, 'From Throne To Wilderness: Michael Jackson's Stranger In Moscow and The Foucauldian Outlaw', The Journal Of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, vol1, issue 4, 2015.



* Elizabeth Amisu, The Dangerous Philosophies Of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife (Preager, 2016).

Abstract: In this episode, Karin, Elizabeth and Kerry contemplate about 14 years of the passing of Michael Jackson. They discuss the article The Boy Who Would Fly (1983) by Hoskin and express how these 14 years are experienced and look into the future.



This episode is dedicated to Elizabeth's Father IBK, who passed untimely on Sunday, June 18, 2023May his soul Rest In Peace



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Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 70 – ‘Michael Jackson 14th Anniversary’, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On An Academic Conversation 10, no. 4 (2023). Published electronically 25/06/2023. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-70-Michael-Jackson-14th-Anniversary







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Episode 70 – Michael Jackson 14th AnniversaryBy Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu & Kerry Hennigan



Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of  ‘A festive parade of Highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’. Find out more about Karin here.



Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is the editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here.



References




* Barney Hoskyns, The Boy Who Would Fly: Michael Jackson, The Quietus (September 1983). Republished June 26, 2009.



* Elizabeth Amisu, The Dangerous Philosophies Of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife (Praeger, 2016).



* Sherrow O. Pinder, Michael Jackson and The Quandery Of A Black Identity (State University of New York Press, 2021)

Abstract: In episode 69, Karin and Elizabeth, review Keep Moving: The Michael Jackson Chronicles by Armond White. They discuss each two essays and give an overview of the essays of the book and where you can buy it.



REFERENCE AS:



Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 69 – ‘Keep Moving’, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On An Academic Conversation 10, no. 4 (2023). Published electronically 31/05/2023. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-69-keep-moving







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Episode 69 – Keep MovingBy Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu



Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of  ‘A festive parade of Highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’. Find out more about Karin here.



Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is the editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here.



References



Armond White, Keep Moving (Lulu) 2009

Abstract: In episode 68, Karin and Elizabeth review Otherness & Power by Susan Woodward. They go deep into the content of the three books and articles Susan analysed and conclude that the book remains essential to read especially for new fans and scholars who want to write about Michael Jackson and his art, to not fall into the factless tabloid trap.



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Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 68 – ‘Otherness & Power Review’, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On An Academic Conversation 10, no. 4 (2023). Published electronically 30/04/2023. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-68-otherness-power-review







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Episode 68– Otherness & Power ReviewBy Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu



Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of  ‘A festive parade of Highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’. Find out more about Karin here.



Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is the editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here.



References




* Interview with Lisa Brisse, The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, vol.2, issue 3 (21-03-2016).



* Interview with Susan Woodward, The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, vol.2, issue 4 (21-05-2016)



* Nada Basheer, Academic Book Review Otherness and Power, The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, vol.2, issue 3 (28-12-2016)



* The Journal Still NEEDS Your Help. Please consider a donation here.

Abstract: In episode 67, Karin and Elizabeth go back to the first essay published in the journal: Throwing Stones To Hide Your Hands, The Immortal Personas Of Michael Jackson. They discuss the origins, the need to write this and why it was important to revisit this essay.



REFERENCE AS:



Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 67 – 'Throwing Stones To Hide Your Hands', Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation 10, no. 4 (2023). Published electronically 21/03/2023. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-67-throwing-stones-to-hide-your-hands







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Episode 67– Throwing Stones To Hide Your HandsBy Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu



Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of  ‘A festive parade of highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’. Find out more about Karin here.



Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is the editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here.



References




* Elizabeth Amisu, "'Throwing Stones To Hide Your Hands': The Mortal Persona Of Michael Jackson', The Journal Of Michael Jackson Academic Studies vol.1, issue 1 (June 2014).



* Elizabeth Amisu, 'Throwing Stones To Hide Your Hands Revisited, The Journal Of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, vol.4, issue (September 2017).



* Elizabeth Amisu, The Dangerous Philosophies Of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and his Artistic Afterlife (Preager 2016).



* Elizabeth Amisu, 'The Cultural Inheritance of Michael Jackson: reading the Performance of High-Status Blackness in Video and on Stage‘, ed. Isabelle Petitjean, Nakan Journal, issue 2 (2022).




Elizabeth Amisu, Handwritten notes for Throwing Stones To Hide Your Hands

Abstract: In Episode 66 of Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On, Karin and Elizabeth discuss both editions of Man In The Music by Dr Joseph Vogel. They cover a wide range of topics and explicitly explain how to use this in academic research.



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Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 66 – Academic Book Review Man In The Music by Dr Joseph Vogel, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation 10, no. 4 (2022). Published electronically 21/02/2023. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-66-Academic-book-review-man-in-the-music







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Episode 66– Academic Book Review Man In The Music by Dr Joseph VogelBy Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu



Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of  ‘A festive parade of highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’. Find out more about Karin here.



Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is the editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here.



References




* Joseph Vogel, Man In The Music: The Life And Work Of Michael Jackson ( Sterling; 1st edition (1 Oct. 2011).



* Joseph Vogel, Man In The Music: The Life And Work Of Michael Jackson (Vintage; Reprint edition (27 Aug. 2019).



* Karin Merx, Elizabeth Amisu, Episode 10 (25/6/16): MJAS Exclusive: 7 Albums, 7 Songs, 7 Years (With Dr Joe Vogel), The Journal Of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, Vol2, Issue 4 (June 24, 2016).

Abstract: In episode 65, Karin and Elizabeth discuss Past-Present-Future Book 6 of the journal. What did we do in the past year, where are we, and what are future plans?



REFERENCE AS:



Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 65 – Past-Present-Future Book 6, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation 10, no. 4 (2022). Published electronically 27/01/2023. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-65-past-present-future-book-6







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Episode 65– Past-Present-Future Book 6By Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu



Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of  ‘A festive parade of highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’. Find out more about Karin here.



Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is the editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here.



References




* Episode 2 (7/1/16): 2015 Recap: Past, Present and Future Book 1



* Episode 21 (7/1/17): 2016 Recap: Past, Present And Future Book II



* Episode 34 (21/01/18) Recap 2017, Past, Present, Future, Book III



* Episode 43 (14/01/21)Past-Present-Future Book 4



* Episode 51 (21/01/22) Past-Present-Future Book 5



* Interview with Elizabeth on Art Talk Podcast



* Interview with Elizabeth on Art Talk Podcast



* Top 3 Podcasts of 2022: 1. Episode 63 (21/11/22) Re-Imagining Michael Jackson with Geneva S Thomas and Nina Fonoroff2. Episode 52 (21/02/22) Book review and Discussion Book Pinder3. Episode 57 (25/06/22) Exclusive Interview with Marcos Cabotá About his documentary Sonic Fantasy

In Episode 64 of Michael Jacksons Dream Lives On, Karin and Elizabeth discuss In The Studio With MJ, an event Liz went to, and the Thriller 40 album and short films that were released to celebrate 40 years of Thriller.



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Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 64 – In The Studio With MJ & Thriller 40, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation 10, no. 4 (2022). Published electronically 21/12/2022. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-64







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Episode 64– In The Studio With MJ & Thriller 40By Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu



Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of  ‘A festive parade of highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’. Find out more about Karin here.



Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is the editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here.



References




* Brad Sunberg, In The Studio With MJ, https://inthestudiowithmj.com/



* Elizabeth Amisu, The Dangerous Philosophies Of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife (Praeger, 2016).



* Michael Jackson, Thriller, is available on Amazon.

Abstract: Alper Yesiltas’ reimagining of Michael Jackson went viral and was even chosen as an image for the September Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies newsletter, described as ‘thought-provoking’. In this episode, we follow MJ academic and recovering PhD scholar, Geneva S. Thomas through her excellent thread of tweets that explore the impact reimaginings of Michael Jackson have and what they do to his legacy. Karin and Elizabeth have a thorough discussion about respect and what it does to Michael Jackson's legacy with guests Geneva S. Thomson and Nina Fonoroff.



REFERENCE AS:



Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 63 –Re-imagining Michael Jackson” Podcast, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation 9, no. 1 (2022). Published electronically 21/11/2022. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-63







The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies asks that you acknowledge The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies as the source of our Content; if you use material from The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies online, we request that you link directly to the stable URL provided. If you use our content offline, we ask that you credit the source as follows: “Courtesy of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies.”



Episode 63– Re-imagining Michael JacksonBy Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu and guests Geneva S Thomson and Nina Fonoroff



Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of  ‘A festive parade of highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’. Find out more about Karin here.



Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is the editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here.



References:




* Laura Mulvey, 'Visual Pleasure in American Cinema', Screen, vol 16, issue 3 (1975) pp. 6-18.



* Maya Angelou, We Had Him, 7-7-2009. (read during the private funeral of Michael Jackson.)



* Willa Stillwater, M Poetica (Self Published PhD thesis, 2001)



* Sherrow O. Pinder, Michael Jackson and the Quandary of a Black Identity (Sunny Press, 2021).