David Paul

Dr. David Paul is an Associate Professor in the Department of Music at the University of California, Santa Barbara, specializing in Musicology and Theory. His research explores how music shapes American identity, focusing on 19th- and 20th-century cultural contexts. He has published works on Charles Ives and is currently investigating the legacy of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition through popular media.

Paul’s research interests span American music history, cultural memory, and the intersection of music with political and social discourses. His book Charles Ives in the Mirror: American Histories of an Iconic Composer examines discourses around Ives as an emblem of American identity. Ongoing projects include analyzing censorship in Marc Blitzstein’s The Cradle Will Rock and tracing the cultural memory of the 1893 World’s Fair across media forms.

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