Dr. Rose Bridges (she/her)
@composerose.bsky.social
Musicologist researching film/TV music (particularly anime), popular music, Japan studies, opera. PhD via UT-Austin 🤘 Made in Detroit. @animenewsnetwork.com alumna. Currently teaching @ University of Mississippi. Posts do not represent my workplace.
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The Palgrave Handbook of Music and Sound in Japanese Animation
This handbook fills a gap in the academic literature on animation at large, music studies, and the role of the aural dimensions in Japanese animation.
link.springer.com
Publication time! I contributed a chapter (on director-composer collaborations from the 90s to present) to The Palgrave Handbook of Music and Sound in Japanese Animation — a v thorough guide that’s been much needed in the discipline. I’m thrilled to be part of it!
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
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I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
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December 20, 2024 at 10:39 PM
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BODACIOUS IGNATIUS
December 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
BODACIOUS IGNATIUS
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🚨 EVERYONE PLEASE RESKEET THIS FOR VISIBILITY!!! 🚨
A big coalition of LGBTQ+, abortion access, and human rights groups led by @fightforthefuture.org are organizing a WEEK OF ACTION this week against online ID checks, aka "age verification" laws.
Join us: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
A big coalition of LGBTQ+, abortion access, and human rights groups led by @fightforthefuture.org are organizing a WEEK OF ACTION this week against online ID checks, aka "age verification" laws.
Join us: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
December 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
🚨 EVERYONE PLEASE RESKEET THIS FOR VISIBILITY!!! 🚨
A big coalition of LGBTQ+, abortion access, and human rights groups led by @fightforthefuture.org are organizing a WEEK OF ACTION this week against online ID checks, aka "age verification" laws.
Join us: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
A big coalition of LGBTQ+, abortion access, and human rights groups led by @fightforthefuture.org are organizing a WEEK OF ACTION this week against online ID checks, aka "age verification" laws.
Join us: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
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Those weird church musicals that would use the Avengers and Disney characters to tell the story of Jesus' death and resurrection, do at least have the utility of giving me an easy way to explain to students what a "passion play" is (when explaining Bach's St. Matthew Passion)
December 2, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Those weird church musicals that would use the Avengers and Disney characters to tell the story of Jesus' death and resurrection, do at least have the utility of giving me an easy way to explain to students what a "passion play" is (when explaining Bach's St. Matthew Passion)
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a real tell in all of this is that the trans instructor wasn't alone in trashing this essay! a whole other person also said they agreed completely that it sucked. but as far as i can tell only the trans person is getting punished. www.oklahoman.com/story/news/e...
December 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
a real tell in all of this is that the trans instructor wasn't alone in trashing this essay! a whole other person also said they agreed completely that it sucked. but as far as i can tell only the trans person is getting punished. www.oklahoman.com/story/news/e...
"God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman" has always been my favorite of the first group.
Haven't thought about the latter, and I'm divided between several but let's go with "Silver Bells." As a city mouse, always loved its celebration of urban holidays when so many other Xmas songs are about the countryside
Haven't thought about the latter, and I'm divided between several but let's go with "Silver Bells." As a city mouse, always loved its celebration of urban holidays when so many other Xmas songs are about the countryside
What is your favorite "Christian" Christmas song and what is your favorite "Secular" Christmas song?
I will probably always adore "O Come All Ye Faithful" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" for Christian.
And "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" for secular.
I will probably always adore "O Come All Ye Faithful" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" for Christian.
And "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" for secular.
December 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
"God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman" has always been my favorite of the first group.
Haven't thought about the latter, and I'm divided between several but let's go with "Silver Bells." As a city mouse, always loved its celebration of urban holidays when so many other Xmas songs are about the countryside
Haven't thought about the latter, and I'm divided between several but let's go with "Silver Bells." As a city mouse, always loved its celebration of urban holidays when so many other Xmas songs are about the countryside
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for those not familiar with academic ranks, this means this class was a lower level one being taught by a graduate (likely PhD) student as part of their own financial aid package. At a state school like this they’d get their tuition paid & a stipend that usually works out to less than minimum wage
November 30, 2025 at 9:43 PM
for those not familiar with academic ranks, this means this class was a lower level one being taught by a graduate (likely PhD) student as part of their own financial aid package. At a state school like this they’d get their tuition paid & a stipend that usually works out to less than minimum wage
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The entire multiple Eisner award-winning SHOWA: A HISTORY OF JAPAN series by Shigeru Mizuki is part of this sale.
I GUARENTEE someone you know would love to have that.
I GUARENTEE someone you know would love to have that.
December 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The entire multiple Eisner award-winning SHOWA: A HISTORY OF JAPAN series by Shigeru Mizuki is part of this sale.
I GUARENTEE someone you know would love to have that.
I GUARENTEE someone you know would love to have that.
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Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
Wow this one is MEAN to April babies
the japanese luck calendar is out, how lucky is your 2026 based on your birthday? 👀
November 26, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Wow this one is MEAN to April babies
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Took off my nerd hat and put on my jock hat, only to discover they were the same hat
November 19, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Took off my nerd hat and put on my jock hat, only to discover they were the same hat
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"Proof that magical girls (fighting girls?) existed in the Muromachi Era"
November 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
"Proof that magical girls (fighting girls?) existed in the Muromachi Era"
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We’re further away from The Rolling Stones recording “Sympathy for the Devil” than they were from the murders of the Romanovs when they recorded it
November 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
We’re further away from The Rolling Stones recording “Sympathy for the Devil” than they were from the murders of the Romanovs when they recorded it
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You see how many of these politicians CARRIED in their election races WITHOUT throwing trans people under the bus? Exactly, exactly.
November 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
You see how many of these politicians CARRIED in their election races WITHOUT throwing trans people under the bus? Exactly, exactly.
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THREE seats were flipped in Mississippi: www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
THREE seats were flipped in Mississippi: www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
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here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
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BREAKING: Democrat Johnny DuPree has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate district in a special election.
DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg.
His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...
DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg.
His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...
Democrat Johnny DuPree Flips Republican-Held Mississippi Senate District in Forrest County
Johnny DuPree, a Democrat who served as the mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for 16 years, has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate seat.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
BREAKING: Democrat Johnny DuPree has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate district in a special election.
DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg.
His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...
DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg.
His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...
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just wanted to re-post this messaging that helped win an election
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
just wanted to re-post this messaging that helped win an election
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Wow it turns out the entire country is not permanently reactionary because Trump won an election by 1.5%
November 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Wow it turns out the entire country is not permanently reactionary because Trump won an election by 1.5%
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just want to remind everyone again that zohran is the one cis candidate i am aware of that had his platform on trans rights written by trans people. i think that matters
Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
just want to remind everyone again that zohran is the one cis candidate i am aware of that had his platform on trans rights written by trans people. i think that matters
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
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Republicans are even losing state Senate seats in Mississippi.
BREAKING: Democrat Johnny DuPree has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate district in a special election.
DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg.
His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...
DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg.
His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...
Democrat Johnny DuPree Flips Republican-Held Mississippi Senate District in Forrest County
Johnny DuPree, a Democrat who served as the mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for 16 years, has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate seat.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Republicans are even losing state Senate seats in Mississippi.