Erik Johnson (he/him/his)

I teach African rhetoric, global media, other stuff. I’m writing a book called GHANA AT MIDNIGHT…you’ll like it.

[Erik Johnson (he/him/his) @erkjhnsn]

I’m back on campus. I got a free breadstick.

[Melodies & Masterpieces @SVG__Collection]

Behind the scenes with Marvin Gaye, where even rehearsals sound like masterpieces...

[The Conversation U.S. @ConversationUS]

More analysis by @erkjhnsn:

https://t.co/tUA5B7IYlj

#USPolitics #Activism #Senate #CoryBooker

[The Conversation U.S. @ConversationUS]

About when Sen. @CoryBooker spoke on the Senate floor for 25 hours, breaking a record and briefly shifting the spotlight away from the president:

His real move? Turning a long speech into a media moment (thread)

[Erik Johnson (he/him/his) @erkjhnsn]

Matthew deTar and I wrote about how our research on filibusters and other long speeches applies to Cory Booker's recent record-setting Senate floor speech.

Short article on The Conversation:

https://t.co/r7iJXahFCT

[Erik Johnson (he/him/his) @erkjhnsn]

Last night @CoryBooker started speaking in the senate & was still going when I woke up. Then I went to class & came back & he's still going. Folks might be interested in an essay on long speeches & filibusters that Matt deTar + I wrote. Link⬇️#TeamRhetoric
https://t.co/mIwMAkQ5VC

[Erik Johnson (he/him/his) @erkjhnsn]

Last night @CoryBooker started speaking in the senate & was still going when I woke up. Then I went to class & came back & he's still going. Folks might be interested in an essay on long speeches & filibusters that Matt deTar + I wrote. Link⬇️#TeamRhetoric
https://t.co/mIwMAkQ5VC

[Erik Johnson (he/him/his) @erkjhnsn]

The Black press, however, printed rumors that Thurmond wore a secret catheter & hinted at rumors of his Black daughter to undermine his segregationist bonafides. Matt deTar + I wrote an essay on long speeches and filibusters where we discuss this. #TeamRhetoric Relevant passage:

[Erik Johnson (he/him/his) @erkjhnsn]

Last night @CoryBooker started speaking in the senate & was still going when I woke up. Then I went to class & came back & he's still going. Folks might be interested in an essay on long speeches & filibusters that Matt deTar + I wrote. Link⬇️#TeamRhetoric
https://t.co/mIwMAkQ5VC

[Erik Johnson (he/him/his) @erkjhnsn]

Thurmond claimed that he was able to speak so long simply because he visited the sauna before his filibuster (and, naturally, sympathetic newspapers circulated that story, linking it to heroic representations of him as the lone senator standing up for the Gallant (White) South)…

[ghanaspora @ghanaspora]

Quincy Jones's 1960 track "Ghana" from The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones, draws on African themes in jazz, inspired by Ghana's recent independence at the time. Blending rich rhythms and harmonies, Jones captures the spirit of a rising global movement.

Ghana by Quincy Jones (1960). #QuincyJonesTribute

[Erik Johnson (he/him/his) @erkjhnsn]

@roopikarisam Fall on Me is also my top. Überlin is a late period one that ranks surprisingly high for me. Live versions of Drive are often pretty perfect. And Strange Currencies and So. Central Rain and Daysleeper and Try Not to Breathe and both versions of Radio Free Europe and and and

[Artists of Colour @artistsofcolour]

SECOND BORN, Wangechi Mutu, 2013 #blackarthistory

[Melodies & Masterpieces @SVG__Collection]

Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Put A Spell On You (Woodstock, 1969)

It’s mindblowing how incredible they sounded live…

[Erik Johnson (he/him/his) @erkjhnsn]

Florida after hurricane, the low hum of generators in every direction

[Erik Johnson (he/him/his) @erkjhnsn]

Pitchfork should've picked "Dear Prudence" as one of the top 100 songs of the 2020s.

[Erik Johnson (he/him/his) @erkjhnsn]

Living and teaching in Florida means that you have to make updates on Canvas like:

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