Mark Duffett

Oxford-educated academic, Gales listed author, "wiley pop culture commentator." Writes on music fandom & Elvis Presley. Quoted in The New Yorker, NY Times, etc.

[Mark Duffett @SoundResearch]

Really sad to read Caroline Flack's last few social media posts:

BBC News - Laura Whitmore shares final messages from Caroline Flack
https://t.co/FVquFYQAjv

[Mark Duffett @SoundResearch]

Great to see the @SIRIUSXM celebrations of what would have been Elvis Presley's 90th birthday!

Also, in the Newstalk podcast with Patrick Geoghegan, Michael Bertrand, Jack Hamilton and I discuss Elvis's career and legacy:

https://t.co/438X6DDQYA

#ElvisPresley
#Elvis90
#IASPM

[Elvis Presley @ElvisPresley]

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Learn more: https://t.co/EnVrIQVrTw
Listen here: https://t.co/Dv5bUg54JR

[Mark Duffett @SoundResearch]

I don't often distribute petitions, but I think this is a great idea ...

The BMRU want the creation of a permanent exhibition space to celebrate Black music in Britain, and to put the topic on the national curriculum:

https://t.co/3aourfVKPP

#IASPM
#MusicFandom

[Mark Duffett @SoundResearch]

We need to know much more about the history of music fandom.

Dr Katie Beisel Hollenbach's excellent study of organized wartime Frank Sinatra fan clubs begins to fill that gap - it's well worth checking out:

https://t.co/XRaGX12a8v

#IASPM
#MusicFandom
#FrankSinatra

[Mark Duffett @SoundResearch]

Sad to hear that Kris Kristofferson is gone.

As a songwriter he combined heart, spirit and intelligence, and he penned some real classics.

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[Mark Duffett @SoundResearch]

Looking forward to this book coming out, @pbooth81!

[Mark Duffett @SoundResearch]

Fascinating recent discussion here in which an original Beatles fan club president explains her story, and how the group's journey inspired her to explore aspects of spirituality and religion:

https://t.co/H0owug2Ih4

Also check:

https://t.co/KHuVCKRZao

#Beatles
#MusicFandom

[Mark Duffett @SoundResearch]

I've just completed another podcast with Robbie from @OutOfTheBlank1 - this one on the topic of Elvis's early fans and career success:

https://t.co/QC6KVSGF4L

#ElvisPresley
#Elvis2024
#ElvisHistory
#MusicFandom
#FSNNA24
#IASPM

[Out Of The Blank @OutOfTheBlank1]

New episode with @SoundResearch https://t.co/oCTP18ftNf

[Mark Duffett @SoundResearch]

Published by Manchester University Press, the British Pop Archive's book series has just kicked off with Patrick Clarke's portrait of Soft Cell, Bedsit Land.

I like the chapter titles, which include "Art terrorism" and "The Yorkshire Vortex"!

https://t.co/uzQRDX3gFH

#IASPM

[Mark Duffett @SoundResearch]

@FeldmanBarrett @AllisonBumsted @KennethAWomack Thanks Christine - Kathryn was lucky to get you for the plenary presentation, which was great, and I hope you can make it back this way.

[Mark Duffett @SoundResearch]

I had fun presenting at the Liverpool Hope's 2nd Beatles symposium last weekend.

Great to talk to fandom researchers @FeldmanBarrett and @AllisonBumsted, musicologist Walter Everett, and Beatles scholar @KennethAWomack

... I look forward to reading more of your work!

#Beatles

[Mark Duffett @SoundResearch]

Interesting #Beatlemania podcasts ...

One with Beatles Journal editor Prof. Paul Long of Monash University about how Beatlemania came to Australia:

https://t.co/clQUJAGJU5

Not sure about ABC's title ... Great for who?

Also check:

https://t.co/HZmlaNVC1h

[Mark Duffett @SoundResearch]

Olivia Johnston Riley and @rouselaurenc are editing a special issue of the journal Transformative Works and Cultures dedicated to media fandom and disability:

https://t.co/CEKHIfmOkh

... Great to see more research on this topic!

@FSNNorthAmerica
#FanStudies
#Musicfandom

[Mark Duffett @SoundResearch]

I'm pleased to have a chapter in what I think is one of the most interesting Beatles' books this year – Michael McGowan's edited volume ...

Speaking Words of Wisdon: The Beatles and Religion

https://t.co/dB9goO9Ok0

#Beatles
#IASPM

[Mark Duffett @SoundResearch]

For German readers...

Das habe ich gerade gefunden... Vielen Dank für Ihr Interesse an meiner Forschung in Berlin und viel Glück mit Ihren zukünftigen Podcasts!

https://t.co/JuxhGIHc6Z

[Mark Duffett @SoundResearch]

The man who translated Poe into such vivid spectacles of horror has gone.

Interesting here that his own vote was for classics of the cinematic canon.

RIP, Roger Corman

[Sight and Sound magazine @SightSoundmag]

RIP the great Roger Corman. Here’s how he voted in our 2022 Greatest Films of All Time poll

[Mark Duffett @SoundResearch]

This short book on cults by @DrSABaker, Eugene McLaughlin and Chris Rojek - upcoming from Routledge - looks really timely and intriguing, not least for the range of examples it draws together:

https://t.co/Yc45JiONti

#Musicfandom
#IASPM
#FSNNA24

[Mark Duffett @SoundResearch]

I've just done a podcast with Robbie at @OutofTheBlank1 on the topic of Elvis Presley's famous manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

We explore the Colonel's story and ask, was he good for Elvis?

#ElvisHistory
#Elvis2024
#IASPM
#ElvisPresley
#elvispresleyfans

[Out Of The Blank @OutOfTheBlank1]

https://t.co/qX7aWpOO8Z @SoundResearch

[Mark Duffett @SoundResearch]

Great to see this article on music fandom in Iran by Behrang Nikaeen out in Popular Music Studies - one of the first to take the idea of applying Durkheim to celebrity-following fandom seriously:

https://t.co/0pOCXP00kI

#FSNNA24
#MusicFandom

[Mark Duffett @SoundResearch]

Good luck with your research @MissPopGirlie - great to see others researching music fandom!

[HSD💋🪩 @hsdaily]

Would you like to bring Harry to academia? 🎓

@MissPopGirlie is currently looking for volunteers for a Ph.D. project where you’ll have the chance to discuss Harry and the fandom with other Harries!

Follow the link to sign up or learn more: https://t.co/M1QEZWub0j