Paul David Flood
@pauldavidflood
Assistant Professor of Musicology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. European popular music and politics, global music histories, queer/trans studies. Writing a book on #Eurovision. 🏳️🌈 • Neurodivergent • First gen • he/him
Watching fireworks in the park, the Samuel Barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915 aura is so strong rn
Eastman musicology and Darren Mueller advisee reunion at the AMS Pop Music Study Group Junior Scholar Symposium in Cleveland this past week!
An artifact from my very first AMS conference! Back when I was a wee first year Master’s student still figuring out what musicology is. 🥹 That was such an exciting time, and I can’t wait to guide my own Master’s students through their first conference experiences!
I’m grateful to announce that I’ve accepted a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Musicology at the University of Tennessee! I’m looking forward to becoming a (paid) Volunteer and joining the stellar faculty at the University’s Natalie L. Haslam College of Music in the fall.
Dissertation printed and submitted to ProQuest, exit paperwork signed, keys returned, farewells in process. All that’s left is commencement and conferral. Thanks for a great five years, Eastman. xoxo Dr./Prof. Flood
Needed to read this today as I continue my pre-defense revisions.
We brought Stewie (our 16yo beauty) with us to my partner’s family’s house for the holiday. She has a whole new house to explore but she just wants to loaf on the carpet floor.
Just submitted the fair copy of my dissertation! “‘United By Music’: Europeanism, Migration, and Belonging through the Eurovision Song Contest, 1990–2024.”
Huge news for Albanian, Canadian, and Albanian-Canadian pop girlies in my top songs of 2025.
Selfie of a lil guy who 1. just got a haircut; and 2. finished writing his dissertation!!!! 15 days until I submit the fair copy and 123 days until my defense. (I know, my institution's conferral deadlines are wonky). In the meantime, catch me in revision hell.
Happy AMS Week! I'll be presenting some dissertation(/future book project?) material on the Race, Nation, and Identity panel on Friday at 4pm. My talk will be of particular interest to folks thinking between popular music studies, global music history, and Afro-diasporic studies.
This is my third time on campus this semester and I think that’s beautiful
Turns out SEM’s conference hotel is the hotel where they filmed scenes of The Hunger Games. Someone page Chad Michaels quick
Remember when North Macedonia tried to send the late great Romani singer Esma Redžepova to Eurovision with a song that glorified the ruling nationalist party’s controversial urban development project? If not (or even if you do for some reason), come hear my paper at SEM on Friday morning!
Spent my morning with some excellent students at Roberts Wesleyan University! I gave a guest lecture on one of my diss chapters, and the students were eager to critique notions of representation, sameness, and "world music." Thanks to my brilliant colleague Dr. Eleanor Price for the invite.
Roc and Buf folks: Come celebrate Palestrina’s 500th with Voices this weekend AND at NY ACDA next month! Also feat. Bach, Brahms, Bruckner, Pearsall, Poulenc, and Witt. Friday Sep. 26 at Holy Trinity in Buffalo, 7pm. Sunday Sep. 28 at Incarnate Word in Rochester, 4pm. Friday Oct. 17 at NY ACDA.
Music studies besties! Celebrating our dear friend @queertrumpeter.bsky.social’s wedding this evening 🥹🥲💖 @alejandrinammedina.bsky.social