I’m very excited to announce that my first publication, a chapter in the collection Soundscapes of Wellbeing in Popular Music has been formally announced by Ashgate Publishers. The book was edited by the brilliant trifecta of Gavin Andrews (McMaster), Paul Kingsbury (Simon Fraser), and Robin Kearns (Auckland). It is scheduled for release in March 2014, and features 288 pages of insights into the connections between holistic wellness and pop music by some big names in the field such as Pamela Moss and Paul Simpson. CLICK HERE for the full Ashgate information page with all the details! (No cover posted yet, sorry).  At any rate, pass this along to your respective departments and libraries as this spring semester begins.

My chapter is entitled “Fast and frightening: boundaries to well-being for women in the punk community.” For those keeping track, that is an L7 reference. Special thanks go out to Deborah Thien, my adviser at Long Beach State, for connecting me to this project. I had recently completed a research project for her class on gendered spaces of inclusion/exclusion at punk shows in the Los Angeles area that happened to fit into this collection after some light reworking.

On a related note, I defy any of you with even a passing interest in popular music/culture to not let your jaw drop at the new catalog of upcoming Ashgate releases. Prepare yourself. (Elvis Costello and Thatcherism… who isn’t on board on that title alone?)

Have a great week, everyone. I have something coming next week that involves media geographies, mullets, and a well-known A/V dork friend from DC that you may want to tune in for.