Christopher Hepburn
@chrishepburn.bsky.social
Pale and awkward PhD ethnomusicologist.
Postdoc & Teaching Fellowship completed @USC (History).
Author of Defining Waka Musically (Palgrave).
Steadfast polemicist, all in good fun.
Views my own.
Postdoc & Teaching Fellowship completed @USC (History).
Author of Defining Waka Musically (Palgrave).
Steadfast polemicist, all in good fun.
Views my own.
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Thanks for stopping by, new followers! I write about premodern and contemporary East Asian history, art, and culture, especially topics where sound is involved. Check out my modest book: Defining Waka Musically (Palgrave) and feel free to let me know your thoughts.
我が身さて沈み果てなば深き瀬の底まで照らせ山の端の月
August 17, 2025 at 7:25 PM
我が身さて沈み果てなば深き瀬の底まで照らせ山の端の月
あおぞらに
たなびく雲の
かげろいて
こころもはるか
とおくながるる
たなびく雲の
かげろいて
こころもはるか
とおくながるる
July 4, 2025 at 1:06 AM
あおぞらに
たなびく雲の
かげろいて
こころもはるか
とおくながるる
たなびく雲の
かげろいて
こころもはるか
とおくながるる
Posthole Digger
What does PhD stand for? Wrong answers only.
May 17, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Posthole Digger
Hugo once concluded with the words, “When walking through hell, walk faster.” It’s a well-worn phrase, almost cliché, but like many clichés, it endures because it holds a simple, undeniable truth: suffering is not just about what we endure but how long we allow ourselves to endure its dwelling.
April 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Hugo once concluded with the words, “When walking through hell, walk faster.” It’s a well-worn phrase, almost cliché, but like many clichés, it endures because it holds a simple, undeniable truth: suffering is not just about what we endure but how long we allow ourselves to endure its dwelling.
I celebrated the new year by flipping my pillow over to the cool side and going back to sleep.
January 1, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I celebrated the new year by flipping my pillow over to the cool side and going back to sleep.
That feeling when your friend asks you to translate a Meiji imperial document into modern Japanese… no, I didn’t charge him. Yes, he was cute… (the free eye candy was payment enough…)
December 7, 2024 at 4:51 AM
That feeling when your friend asks you to translate a Meiji imperial document into modern Japanese… no, I didn’t charge him. Yes, he was cute… (the free eye candy was payment enough…)
友達:「そんな字じゃ妻なんてもらえないよ」
僕:「じゃあ、夫は？」
僕:「じゃあ、夫は？」
November 19, 2024 at 4:45 AM
友達:「そんな字じゃ妻なんてもらえないよ」
僕:「じゃあ、夫は？」
僕:「じゃあ、夫は？」
Go say hi to my friend Robin—a truly wonderful and inspiring person! And while you’re at it, check out my book. #AMS24
Hello AMS 2024! We are all set up in the exhibit hall on the 4th floor (yes the Palmer House is a Victorian maze lol). Come by to say hi and talk books!
November 14, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Go say hi to my friend Robin—a truly wonderful and inspiring person! And while you’re at it, check out my book. #AMS24
My family and I are deeply honored, and we look forward to seeing generations of future scholars benefit from this opportunity. Many thanks to the President of Tarleton and the Office of Development for making this possible.
November 14, 2024 at 6:16 PM
My family and I are deeply honored, and we look forward to seeing generations of future scholars benefit from this opportunity. Many thanks to the President of Tarleton and the Office of Development for making this possible.
あの…これどんな妖怪やねん？
November 13, 2024 at 3:15 AM
あの…これどんな妖怪やねん？
Thanks for stopping by, new followers! I write about premodern and contemporary East Asian history, art, and culture, especially topics where sound is involved. Check out my modest book: Defining Waka Musically (Palgrave) and feel free to let me know your thoughts.
November 9, 2024 at 7:34 AM
Thanks for stopping by, new followers! I write about premodern and contemporary East Asian history, art, and culture, especially topics where sound is involved. Check out my modest book: Defining Waka Musically (Palgrave) and feel free to let me know your thoughts.
1️⃣ Many #Kpop fans sidestep the chance to confront the “great mirrors” reflecting global power dynamics within what’s often called “just entertainment.” In doing so, they may miss how K-pop challenges long-standing notions of cultural #dominance. #Hallyu
November 8, 2024 at 11:35 PM
1️⃣ Many #Kpop fans sidestep the chance to confront the “great mirrors” reflecting global power dynamics within what’s often called “just entertainment.” In doing so, they may miss how K-pop challenges long-standing notions of cultural #dominance. #Hallyu
ブルースカイのおっさんやで🥹🥹🥹
October 4, 2024 at 11:48 PM
ブルースカイのおっさんやで🥹🥹🥹
1/3 Hustle culture, while vapidly glorified, is fundamentally detrimental to both physical and mental well-being. It perpetuates an endless cycle of pursuit: more money, higher positions, and ever-increasing goals… (cont)
September 20, 2024 at 7:27 PM
1/3 Hustle culture, while vapidly glorified, is fundamentally detrimental to both physical and mental well-being. It perpetuates an endless cycle of pursuit: more money, higher positions, and ever-increasing goals… (cont)
Reposted by Christopher Hepburn
Check out this piece on post-AO3 China:
Xiaomeng Li, “‘I feel like a “cyber‐gypsy”´: BL fanfiction writers in China's changing landscape of fandom culture,” Journal of Popular Culture (2024)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Xiaomeng Li, “‘I feel like a “cyber‐gypsy”´: BL fanfiction writers in China's changing landscape of fandom culture,” Journal of Popular Culture (2024)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 30, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Check out this piece on post-AO3 China:
Xiaomeng Li, “‘I feel like a “cyber‐gypsy”´: BL fanfiction writers in China's changing landscape of fandom culture,” Journal of Popular Culture (2024)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Xiaomeng Li, “‘I feel like a “cyber‐gypsy”´: BL fanfiction writers in China's changing landscape of fandom culture,” Journal of Popular Culture (2024)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
A Court of Thorns and Roses wasn't gay enough for me, so I'm writing a spinoff called A Court of Eggplants and Peaches...
August 16, 2024 at 1:27 AM
A Court of Thorns and Roses wasn't gay enough for me, so I'm writing a spinoff called A Court of Eggplants and Peaches...
These Japanese words are only for adults. If you’re not an adult, please keep scrolling…
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税金 (zeikin) ZAY-KEEN (tax)
家賃 (yachin) YAH-CHEEN (rent)
残業 (zangyou) ZAHN-GEEYOH (overtime)
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税金 (zeikin) ZAY-KEEN (tax)
家賃 (yachin) YAH-CHEEN (rent)
残業 (zangyou) ZAHN-GEEYOH (overtime)
June 15, 2024 at 7:37 PM
These Japanese words are only for adults. If you’re not an adult, please keep scrolling…
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税金 (zeikin) ZAY-KEEN (tax)
家賃 (yachin) YAH-CHEEN (rent)
残業 (zangyou) ZAHN-GEEYOH (overtime)
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税金 (zeikin) ZAY-KEEN (tax)
家賃 (yachin) YAH-CHEEN (rent)
残業 (zangyou) ZAHN-GEEYOH (overtime)
That feeling when a senior scholar writes to you about your book… 🤯
June 8, 2024 at 6:41 AM
That feeling when a senior scholar writes to you about your book… 🤯
I'm very honored to discover that my book was nominated for the Lewis Lockwood award through my field’s national association. This is an award that seeks to honor each year a musicological book of exceptional merit…
June 8, 2024 at 6:38 AM
I'm very honored to discover that my book was nominated for the Lewis Lockwood award through my field’s national association. This is an award that seeks to honor each year a musicological book of exceptional merit…
A nice lunch with a now retired colleague from Texas Tech.
May 24, 2024 at 3:44 AM
A nice lunch with a now retired colleague from Texas Tech.
@neilhimself.neilgaiman.com This work has always been very special to me. Thank you for your hard work. #stardust
May 23, 2024 at 10:26 PM
@neilhimself.neilgaiman.com This work has always been very special to me. Thank you for your hard work. #stardust
Feel free to attend the upcoming chat about my book:
Defining Waka Musically: Songs of Male Love in Premodern Japan (Palgrave). Registration is required.
Defining Waka Musically: Songs of Male Love in Premodern Japan (Palgrave). Registration is required.
April 5, 2024 at 1:37 AM
Feel free to attend the upcoming chat about my book:
Defining Waka Musically: Songs of Male Love in Premodern Japan (Palgrave). Registration is required.
Defining Waka Musically: Songs of Male Love in Premodern Japan (Palgrave). Registration is required.
Things I'd rather do than hear Beyoncé's 'Texas Hold 'Em' again.
April 3, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Things I'd rather do than hear Beyoncé's 'Texas Hold 'Em' again.