04.31.2011 // WE’RE WORKING ON THE FUTURE
Yes, there will be another U2 Conference. Our team is working away, but it’s still too soon to say much more. To stay tuned, follow us on Twitter, join our facebook page and sign up for email alerts....
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06.25.2011 // EXPLORING U2: THE BOOK
Information about the forthcoming collection of essays from the 2009 conference is posted under Exploring U2. And we’ve added resources for studying U2 under U2 Studies.
View Article10.02.2011 // MAKING MUSIC HISTORY
We were having our first U2 Conference on Oct. 2 – 4 in 2009 and making music history. The Canadian Press listed us as one of three 2009 entries for their “Today in Music History” series for Oct. 2: In...
View ArticleMusic Events as Spectacle: U2’s Union of Rock and Resistance
My name is Michael Williams, and I am a long-time U2 fan (since 1982). Currently, I am also a doctoral candidate. My research project focuses on the concept and phenomenon of spectacle and the process...
View ArticleU2 Concerts and Community Publications by Michael Williams
My name is Michael Williams, and I am a long-time U2 fan (since 1982). Currently, I am also a doctoral candidate, researching rock music events, focusing on U2’s 360° tour. The aim of my research is to...
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“Ecce Bono: Celebrity Status After 33″ Presentation at Fandom and Religion...
I’ve been looking forward to attending the Fandom and Religion Conference at the University of Leicester for months, and in a few more weeks I’ll be finally be there from July 28-30, taking in a great...
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The U2 Tattoo Project
The U2 Tattoo Project is documenting and curating U2 tattoos and the stories behind them. When you think of bands like The Beatles, The Who or The Rolling Stones, a dominant icon emerges in your mind:...
View ArticleEngaging with Bono’s “Little book” at Fandom and Religion Conference,...
Bono described what he was thinking when he pressed “go” to publish his Little book of a big year, but what was he actually doing? More extensively and intimately engaging with fans than he had done...
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Danish book on U2 published: When the Sky meets the Sea – U2´s songs as hymns
In June 2015, a new book was published in Denmark. The Danish title is “Himmel og hav i ét – U2´s sange som salmer”. Translated directly it is: “Sky and Sea in one – U2´s songs as hymns”. The book...
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Mapping Popular Music in Dublin Survey Of Interest to U2 Fans
I took a short online survey for this interesting research project called “Mapping Popular Music in Dublin” and I wanted to make other U2 fans aware of it and encourage them to take the survey too. I...
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U2 College Course at Nebraska Wesleyan University
This semester at Nebraska Wesleyan University, where I am a Professor of Communication Studies, I am teaching a class titled Songs of Ascent: The Music and Meaning of U2. The course is part of a larger...
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Book Review: The World And U2
Reviewed by William R. Upchurch, University of Pittsburgh The World And U2, by Alan McPherson, a professor of international and area studies at the University of Oklahoma, and a longtime U2 fan, is...
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Call for Chapters — Mysterious Ways: U2 and Religion — Bloomsbury Press
Call for Chapters Mysterious Ways: U2 and Religion Bloomsbury Studies in Religion and Popular Music Edited by Scott Calhoun I invite proposals for chapters in an edited collection with an...
View ArticleConference: Bridging Gaps: What are the media, publicists, and celebrities...
This conference of The Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies in Barcelona, Spain, July 3 – 5, 2016, might be of interest to scholars working in the field of U2 studies. The deadline for presentation...
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Conference CFP: Lines In Sand: Borders, Conflicts, And Transitions
The International Society for Religion, Literature and Culture will meet September 9-11, 2016, at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. The conference has a section on music U2 scholars might be...
View Article“U2 and The Beatles” Session at the PCA/ACA National Conference 2016
If you’ll be at the PCA/ACA national conference in Seattle March 22-25, 2016, you might want to catch “’Taking on the Shape of Someone Else’s Pain’: U2 and Irish Postmemory” by Jason Cash of...
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Book Review: U2 Above, Across, and Beyond: Interdisciplinary Assessments
“This is heady stuff written by individuals who’ve given serious thought to U2’s ‘missteps, disappointments, failures…and ordinary problems.’ … [t]here is ample (and stimulating) intellectual...
View ArticleNew Study: Emotions in U2 Fan Videos
From this Media Release: Music fans’ emotions could be used to help them find new songs online, according to research at the University of Strathclyde. A study of 150 music videos made by U2 fans...
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U2 Tattoo Project’s “Ink, Icons, Identity” exhibit to open Aug. 15, 2016
From Professors Beth Nabi, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, and Christopher LeClere, Flager College: The U2 Tattoo Project is excited to announce our first exhibit, “Ink, Icons, Identity:...
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U2 and Music Theory Series Debuted on @U2.com
Professor Christopher Endrinal, Florida Gulf Coast University, writes about U2 and music theory in “Theorectically Speaking,” a new series on @U2. Have you ever been listening to a familiar song and...
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