Jnan Blau

Dr. Jnan Blau is an Associate Professor and Communication Studies Minor Advisor in the College of Liberal Arts at California Polytechnic State University. He holds a Ph.D. (2007) and M.S. (2002) from Southern Illinois University, and a B.S. from Arizona State University West (1999). His research explores the intersection of performance and critical cultural issues, including the communicative power of music in live improvised contexts, music fandom, popular culture phenomena, ecotourism in the Peruvian Amazon, and performances of privilege.

Dr. Blau co-edited the book Performance on Behalf of the Environment and has published in journals such as Liminalities: A Journal of Performance Studies, Trans: Transcultural Music Review, Cultural Studies <> Critical Methodologies, and Popular Music and Society. He contributed entries on Chilean icons Violeta Parra and Salvador Allende to the Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice and essays to HeadCount.org.