Trevor R. Nelson (He/Him)
@trevorrnelson
Assistant Professor of Musicology @ Wichita State. Scholar of 20th-Century British music, race, and the Commonwealth, but I mostly post about tennis and my cat. Views obviously my own. www.TrevorRNelson.com
I signed up to help with New Faculty Orientation today simply because I had to have this t-shirt
Fun fact: I don’t like chocolate. But Hershey park is still fun.
It’s the mosttt wonderful tiiiime of the year! Happy start of Wimbledon!
Cheering for Flavio today. I got to see him at Wimbledon last summer and his tennis was just breathtaking and he just seems like a great guy. Plus, we always cheer against Zverev and other domestic abusers! Forza! #RolandGarros
Who needs a weighted blanket when you have 3 cats who all like to nap on top of you.
It’s the (fourth) most wonderful time of the year. (Roland Garros is my least favorite slam. But I still look forward to it!)
Should I be grading? Yes. Did I instead make this beautiful lasagna? Yes.
Headed up to UMKC today to share some new archival findings that might make their way into the book.
Michael Jordan, as seen here with him dunking on my HS history teacher. (One of the Trump Daughters-in-law also went there, but she is a farrr 2nd place)
My partner’s things arrived the day before the semester starts. I’m so glad he’s here but…everything is fine 🙃🙃
I hate moving but after two years of long distance, my partner and I are moving into this adorable house here in Wichita.
While I wish @joycedidonato.bsky.social could have been here in person, I’m still so glad I got to hear her commencement address. Value process, value humility, value service, value joy.
At AMS/SMT and need something to do this afternoon? Come to the Race, Nation, and Identity panel to hear me speak on some usual ceremonies celebrating colonial independence at Westminster Abbey in the 1960s. 4 pm in Lake Superior A!
So excited to be in Montréal for this wonderful workshop/conference on Music, Diplomacy, and Propaganda.
Using Fall Break to catch up on a few things, including a "Research Security Training" which features this slide...Ohhhhh boyyyyy
Because I like to stir the pot in the School of Music, today's lesson in Camp and Queer Aesthetics is totally relevant to our current holiday season...
Happy First day of school! Year two for me at WSU brings launching a new musicology curriculum and 3 new course preps 🙃 but very excited for my Camp and Queer musical aesthetics class. Bring on the fall term!
Fun last night in the UK. Haven’t laughed that hard in a while.
And now, back to London for a day before flying home tomorrow.
I love that when working at the Britten-Pears Archive you get to eat lunch in their garden. Highlight of the week.
It was a great time! I lucked out and got a seat on court 2 right at the net! I’m hoping to get to the US open soon, it’s just at such a bad time right at the start of the semester!