Masculinity in contemporary China can be embodied by myriads of works featuring male-
male same-sex intimacy and eroticism, which fall into a genre dubbed as danmei 'addicted …

The so-called royal road progression (RRP), whose archetypal lead-sheet representation is
F–G–Em–Am, is a distinctive feature of modern Japanese popular music. The RRP arose …

Audible in speech and song, electro-pop singer Grimes's so-called “baby doll” lisp
generates endless buzz online, ranging from light-hearted adoration, to infantilization, to …

Every aspect of the Australian education system is a colonial construct, which was
established across the continent and adjacent islands as part of the ongoing British …

Vocal synthesizer programs such as Vocaloid use artificial intelligence to create humanlike
vocal tracks without human singers. These programs often tie their voice banks to animated …

This article analyzes the representation of depression in Billie Eilish's music and reception
as reflective of its complex status in the West as a clinical diagnosis and lived experience …

In contemporary China, danmei, aka Boys Love, has evolved into a literary genre and
subculture with legions of fan producers and consumers, the vast majority of whom are …

This dissertation examines how trans vocalists in popular music use performative and digital
vocal techniques to reconfigure ideas of authenticity that circumscribe trans subjectivities …

During the second decade of the twenty-first century, the phenomenon of 'kawaii metal'has
garnered significant attention in English-language mainstream press alongside more limited …

The transnational circulation of persistent racial types that are attached to Asian/American
women have shaped Asian-focused narratives and roles on Broadway. The King and I …