معرفی
Sumanth Gopinath is an Associate Professor of Music Theory at the University of Minnesota's School of Music. He has published extensively on topics including musical minimalism, Marxism and music scholarship, sound and digital media, and post-WWII concert and popular musics. His notable works include The Ringtone Dialectic: Economy and Cultural Form (MIT Press, 2013) and co-editorship of The Oxford Handbook of Mobile Music Studies (Oxford University Press, 2014) and Rethinking Reich (Oxford University Press, 2019). He is currently working on a book about musical minimalism and additional projects exploring Prince and country music.
Educational Background:
- Ph.D. in Music, Yale University (2005)
- M.Ph. in Music, Yale University (2001)
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin (1997)
Research Interests encompass sound studies, popular music analysis, musical hermeneutics, political economy of music, avant-garde movements, and globalization's impact on musical forms. His work bridges critical theory with contemporary music practices.
Additional Roles: He leads the independent Americana band The Gated Community, demonstrating interdisciplinary engagement between academic scholarship and musical practice.
