Norm Hirschy
@normhirschy.bsky.social
Editor, linguaphile, runner, working to outsmart his cat.
Libraries are *awesome* chapter 834. Look at all the cool things you can check out from my hometown library, everything from scanners to zoo passes to traffic cones.
November 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Libraries are *awesome* chapter 834. Look at all the cool things you can check out from my hometown library, everything from scanners to zoo passes to traffic cones.
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Congratulations to author James O’Leary (and editor @normhirschy.bsky.social) on the publication of The Middle Brow Musical @oupacademic.bsky.social!
November 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Congratulations to author James O’Leary (and editor @normhirschy.bsky.social) on the publication of The Middle Brow Musical @oupacademic.bsky.social!
Along with @buddytwo.bsky.social I wrote a white paper on digital impact in publishing on music. Many really good takeaways for researchers.
August 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Along with @buddytwo.bsky.social I wrote a white paper on digital impact in publishing on music. Many really good takeaways for researchers.
Who writes fake classical music? What do forgeries tell us about what we want to believe about musical value? A fascinating conversation very much worth your time:
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Frederick Reece, "Forgery in Musical Composition: Aesthetics, History, and the Canon" (Oxford University Press, 2025) - New Books Network
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June 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Who writes fake classical music? What do forgeries tell us about what we want to believe about musical value? A fascinating conversation very much worth your time:
newbooksnetwork.com/forgery-in-m...
newbooksnetwork.com/forgery-in-m...
Join OUP in celebrating pride month! These 10 must-read titles are just the tip of the iceberg:
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10 books to read this Pride Month [reading list]
Dive into ten remarkable books that illuminate the diverse and vibrant experiences of the LGBTQ+ community.
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June 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Join OUP in celebrating pride month! These 10 must-read titles are just the tip of the iceberg:
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How do arts & humanities impact collaborative research? Join us on June 18th to learn more!
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The Arts & Humanities as Catalysts for Interdisciplinary Research: How to Bring Voices Together
How can interdisciplinary approaches enrich your work? Join us for a dynamic discussion where scholars from diverse backgrounds will come together to explore the impact of the Arts & Humanities on col...
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May 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
How do arts & humanities impact collaborative research? Join us on June 18th to learn more!
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May 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Worth your time: 10 ways to see Elton John. It's fun to see the intersections between them.
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Ten ways to see the Elton story [playlist]
Sir Elton John is a living superlative, unequaled in music history in terms of global sales, awards, and career longevity. Here are ten tracks to kick off each chapter of On Elton John; each song prom...
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March 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Worth your time: 10 ways to see Elton John. It's fun to see the intersections between them.
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If you're like me, wintertime music education conferences put a spring in your step. So, a quick plug for our latest titles in music education - and our TMEA discount!
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February 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
If you're like me, wintertime music education conferences put a spring in your step. So, a quick plug for our latest titles in music education - and our TMEA discount!
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Calling all #muscians, #musiceducators, #musicologists, music #researchers / #professors, & anyone who uses books on music: please consider filling out OUP's survey so we can better understand how to deliver print and digital resources that meet your needs! survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90717498/...
January 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Calling all #muscians, #musiceducators, #musicologists, music #researchers / #professors, & anyone who uses books on music: please consider filling out OUP's survey so we can better understand how to deliver print and digital resources that meet your needs! survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90717498/...
Are you a #musician, #musiceducator, #musicologist, or a music #researcher or #professor? We are eager to hear from you in this brief survey about how we can deliver print and digital resources that meet your needs.
survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90717498/...
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January 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Are you a #musician, #musiceducator, #musicologist, or a music #researcher or #professor? We are eager to hear from you in this brief survey about how we can deliver print and digital resources that meet your needs.
survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90717498/...
survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90717498/...
Music Research at OUP 2025
YouTube video by Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press)
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January 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
What the literary agency did not hear on the phone call just now was the handyman repairing the freezer seemingly using a revolutionary war era canon and the cat wanting to be part of it. #workfromhome
November 22, 2024 at 7:38 PM
What the literary agency did not hear on the phone call just now was the handyman repairing the freezer seemingly using a revolutionary war era canon and the cat wanting to be part of it. #workfromhome
Attn Beatles fans:
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www.salon.com/2024/09/30/g...
George Harrison’s legacy as "the quiet Beatle" is amplified in "Within You Without You"
Seth Rogovoy’s "Within You Without You" sheds new light on George Harrison’s pivotal contributions to The Beatles.
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October 1, 2024 at 1:57 AM
Attn Beatles fans:
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Marriage of Figaro on Little Island. So good!
September 19, 2024 at 2:46 AM
Marriage of Figaro on Little Island. So good!
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August 29, 2024 at 1:24 AM
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Read a manuscript, will you?
August 22, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Read a manuscript, will you?
Jury duty frivolity crocheted by yours truly.
July 26, 2024 at 1:00 AM
Jury duty frivolity crocheted by yours truly.
Fab article - free! - on transgender punk musicians and what their memoires tell us:
Jayne County, Laura Jane Grace, and the HerStory of Transgender Punks in America | Women in Rock Memoirs: Music, History, and Life-Writing | Oxford Academic (oup.com)
Jayne County, Laura Jane Grace, and the HerStory of Transgender Punks in America | Women in Rock Memoirs: Music, History, and Life-Writing | Oxford Academic (oup.com)
March 8, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Fab article - free! - on transgender punk musicians and what their memoires tell us:
Jayne County, Laura Jane Grace, and the HerStory of Transgender Punks in America | Women in Rock Memoirs: Music, History, and Life-Writing | Oxford Academic (oup.com)
Jayne County, Laura Jane Grace, and the HerStory of Transgender Punks in America | Women in Rock Memoirs: Music, History, and Life-Writing | Oxford Academic (oup.com)
How did music stump Charles Darwin? Miriam Piilonen explains in this fascinating NPR piece:
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February 13, 2024 at 8:15 PM
How did music stump Charles Darwin? Miriam Piilonen explains in this fascinating NPR piece:
www.wamc.org/show/the-bes...
www.wamc.org/show/the-bes...
OUP quilt made by coworkers more talented than I.
February 7, 2024 at 10:33 PM
OUP quilt made by coworkers more talented than I.
Editor Focus: Alejandro Madrid on Currents in Latin American and Iberian Music and exciting new directions for the series
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January 18, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Editor Focus: Alejandro Madrid on Currents in Latin American and Iberian Music and exciting new directions for the series
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wN_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wN_...
January 5, 2024 at 9:01 PM
"...humanities majors have much better employment experience than those w/o college degrees, that their compensation is similar to other college graduates (w/ exception of engineering), and that their unemployment rate is comparable to other majors..."
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January 5, 2024 at 2:32 PM
"...humanities majors have much better employment experience than those w/o college degrees, that their compensation is similar to other college graduates (w/ exception of engineering), and that their unemployment rate is comparable to other majors..."
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