Episode 25 – The order of the songs on Michael Jackson’s Invincible Album

05/21/17 • 52 min

Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On An Academic Conversation

Abstract: Invincible and the order of the songs. Karin and Elizabeth, discuss the last studio album of Michael Jackson, Invincible. The main question is: Is there a specific order in the way Michael Jackson assembled the songs on his album Invincible, and to what extend do they have a relation to the various colours used on the cd covers and/or the portrait? REFERENCE AS: Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 25 – The order of the songs of Michael Jackson's last album Invincible” Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation 4, no. 1 (2017). Published electronically 21/05/17. http://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-25/ The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies asks that you acknowledge The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies as the source of our Content; if you use material from The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies online, we request that you link directly to the stable URL provided. If you use our content offline, we ask that you credit the source as follows: “Courtesy of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies.” Episode 25 - The Order of the Songs on Michael Jackson's Invincible by Karin Merx and Elizabeth Amisu Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of ‘A festive parade of highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’. Find out more about Karin here. Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here. All Our References and Where to easily Find Them 1. E. Amisu, ''Crack Music': Michael Jackson's Invincible', The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, http://michaeljacksonstudies.org/crack-music-michael-jacksons-invincible/ vol. 1, 2 (2014). 2. E. Amisu, 'Invincible: Michael Jackson's Lost Late Album', The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife (Praeger 2016) 147-154. 3. J. Vogel, 'Invincible', Man in the Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson (Sterling 2011) 218-249. 4. Z. O'Malley Greenburg, Michael Jackson, Inc: The Rise, Fall, and rebirth of a Billion-Dollar Empire. (Atria Books 2014). 5. M. Smallcombe, Making Michael: Inside the career of Michael Jackson, (Clink Street Publishing 2015). 6. E. Amisu, Invincible Course http://onlineartseducation.co.uk/course/invincible/ 7. I. Petitjean, Dangerous: from Mark Ryden to Michael Jackson. Pop Culture in the Pantheon of Fine Arts (Delatour France 2017). Delatour-France

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Episode 24 – Analysing Michael Jackson’s ‘Who Is It’

Abstract: In this brand new episode, Karin and Elizabeth, analyse Michael Jackson's short film Who is It. The main question is: To what extent can 'Who is It' give us insight into Gender, Race & Sexuality other than the betrayal of a man by a woman? REFERENCE AS: Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 24 – Analysing Who is It according to the underlying message about Gender, Race & Sexuality” Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation 4, no. 1 (2017). Published electronically 30/04/17. http://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-24/ The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies asks that you acknowledge The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies as the source of our Content; if you use material from The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies online, we request that you link directly to the stable URL provided. If you use our content offline, we ask that you credit the source as follows: “Courtesy of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies.” Episode 24 – Analysing Who Is It according to the underlying message about Gender, Race & Sexuality by Karin Merx and Elizabeth Amisu Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of ‘A festive parade of highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’. Find out more about Karin here. Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here. All Our References and Where to Easily Find Them 1. Karin Merx, Elizabeth Amisu, Roberta Meek, and Lisha McDuff. “Episode 8 – MJAS Exclusive: Michael Jackson & Prince Part I (with Lisha Mcduff & Roberta Meek).” Podcast, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation 2, no. 3 (2016). 2. Karin Merx, Elizabeth Amisu, Roberta Meek, and Lisha McDuff. “Episode 9 – MJAS Exclusive: Michael Jackson & Prince Part II (with Lisha Mcduff & Roberta Meek).” Podcast, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation 2, no. 3 (2016). 3. E. Amisu (ed.), 'Michael Jackson & Prince' Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation (Kindle, 2016). Amazon 4. Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. ‘Episode 20 – Michael Jackson & Cleopatra” Podcast, Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation 3, no. 3 (2016). http://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-20 5. Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 22 – Michael Jackson in International Research” Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation 3, no. 4 (2017). http://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-22/ 6. E. Amisu, 'A Critical Survey of Michael Jackson Studies', The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife (Praeger 2016) 9-18. 7. S. Fast, Dangerous (Bloomsbury, 2014) 110. 8. J. Vogel, 'Dangerous, Nevermind and the Reinvention of Pop', Featuring Michael Jackson: Collected Writings on The King Of Pop (Baldwin Books, 2012) 29-36. 9. J. Vogel, 'Dangerous', The Man and His Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson (Sterling, 2011) 130-169. 10. E. Amisu, 'Identity and Identification in Michael Jackson's Dangerous' The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife (Praeger 2016) 41-48. 11. I. Petitjean, Dangerous - From Mark Ryden to Michael Jackson: Pop Culture in the Pantheon of Fine Arts (Delatour, 2017). 12. M. Smallcombe, Making Michael: Inside the Career of Michael Jackson (Clink Street, 2016) 181, 182, 293. 13. J. Vogel, 'Dangerous', The Man and His Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson (Sterling, 2011) 162. 14. M. Jackson, Dangerous (MJJ Productions inc., 1991) 14. 15. O. Winfrey, Interview with Michael Jackson (1993). Video 16. S. Fast, Dangerous (Bloomsbury, 2014) 111. 17. T.M. Parrott (ed.

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Episode 26 – Part 1: 8 Years – 8 Short films

Abstract: This year on June 25, we remember Michael Jackson. It is already 8 years ago that he passed away. In this episode, and the next three, Karin and Elizabeth discuss 8 short films of Michael Jackson. In this episode they talk about Can You Feel It and Beat It short films. REFERENCE AS: Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 26 – Part 1: 8 Years - 8 Short Films” Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation 4, no. 1 (2017). Published electronically 21/06/17. http://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-26/ The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies asks that you acknowledge The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies as the source of our Content; if you use material from The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies online, we request that you link directly to the stable URL provided. If you use our content offline, we ask that you credit the source as follows: “Courtesy of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies.” Episode 26 - Part 1: 8 Years - 8 Short Films by Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of ‘A festive parade of highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’. Find out more about Karin here. Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here. All Our References and Where to easily Find Them 1. Episode 10 (25/6/16): MJAS Exclusive: 7 Albums, 7 Songs, 7 Years (With Dr. Joe Vogel) 2. Nada Basheer, Book Review The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife, http://missoverloved.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/review-dangerous-philosophies-of.html. 3. The Jacksons, 'Can You Feel It', Triumph Album, You-Tube Michael Jackson's Vision. 4. Adrian Grant, Michael Jackson: A Visual Documentary 1958-2009 The Tribute Edition (Omnibus Press, 2009). 5. Michael Jackson, 'Beat It', Thriller Album, You-Tube 6. William Shakespeare, Macbeth, http://shakespeare.mit.edu/macbeth/full.html 7. Elizabeth Amisu, '"Liberace Has Gone to War": Undressing Michael Jackson's Fashion', The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife (Praeger, 2016) 49-58. 8. Joseph Vogel, Man in the Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson (Sterling, 2011) 84-85.