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Associate Professor Josh Kun quoted in the Huffington Post about Coachella music festival

By Alex Reed Student Writer USC Annenberg Associate Professor Josh Kun was a quoted in a Huffington Post story about the evolution of the annual, two-weekend Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival that begins on April 12. Kun pointed out … Continue reading

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Professor Kun interviewed by KPCC’s Take Two about Jenni Rivera

By Alex Reed Student Writer Communication and journalism professor Josh Kun was interviewed on KPCC’s Take Two about the late Mexican-American artist Jenni Rivera. Rivera, a hugely successful artist in the Mexican Banda scene, was killed in a plane crash … Continue reading

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Professor Kun and Idelsohn Society release compilation holiday album

By Alex Reed Student Writer On Nov. 13, communication professor Josh Kun and the Idelsohn Society for Musical Preservation released a holiday music set that features both Hanukkah and Christmas music. The 2-disc compilation includes a Hanukkah disc, featuring traditional Jewish … Continue reading

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Professor Kun named Santa Monica Museum of Art’s inaugural Resident Collector

By Alex Reed Student Writer On Oct. 17, communication and journalism professor Josh Kun will introduce a series of programs called Crossfader at the Santa Monica Museum of Art (SMMoA), where he is serving as inaugural Resident Collector in its … Continue reading

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Welcome to the 2012-2013 academic year!

Dean Ernest J. Wilson III and USC Annenberg faculty and staff members welcome new and returning students to the 2012-2013 academic year. “It’s going to be a pleasure to work with you over the next coming years,” Dean Wilson told … Continue reading

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Kun’s “Trouble In Paradise” relates LA music history through story of social and political turmoil

Communication and journalism professor Josh Kun has curated with The Grammy Museum the first large-scale exhibit on Los Angeles music by an LA museum. “Trouble In Paradise: Music and Los Angeles, 1945-1975” has been unveiled in conjunction with the Getty … Continue reading

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Professor Kun presents about music, culture at national conferences

Communication and journalism professor Josh Kun has been busy with various presentations in recent weeks, including: At the LA Times Festival of Books, Kun was part of the “Politics of Popular Music Panel” on April 22. At the “Woody Guthrie’s Los … Continue reading

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Professor Kun writes about the political power of music

Communication and journalism professor Josh Kun wrote a March 15 article for The American Prospect magazine that traces black music’s role from the civil rights movement to present day. “In January, President Barack Obama made his singing debut on the … Continue reading

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Kun discusses Songs for the Jewish American on NPR

Communication and journalism professor Josh Kun participated in an NPR discussion about the Tivka Records compilation: ”Songs For The Jewish-American Jet Set.” Kun said that through this album, Tivka Records “gives us this window into understanding what Jews were buying [and] what … Continue reading

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Kun to interview singer Little Willie G

Communication and journalism professor Josh Kun will interview singer Little Willie G as part of the Getty initiative Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980 on Dec. 4. The GRAMMY Museum and the Museum of Latin American Art will host … Continue reading

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