- Ph.D., UC Santa Barbara, 2019
- M.A., Tufts University, 2013
- B.A., Union College, 2010
Max Jack
Visiting Assistant Professor, Folklore and Ethnomusicology
he/him
- maxzjack@iu.edu
- 800 E. 3rd St., 243
- Office Hours
Education
Research interests
- Atmosphere and Affect Theory
- Anti-capitalist Movements
- Crowds and Protest
- Music in Sport
- Sound Studies
Courses recently taught
- World Music and Culture
- Soundscapes of Democracy
Awards + Distinctions
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Senior Fellowship at Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Center for the History of Emotions for book project Insurgent Fandom, 2021-2023
Publication highlights
- Insurgent Fandom: An Ethnography of Crowds and Unruly Sounds. New York: Oxford University Press. (2024)
- “Why So Antisocial? Football Ultras, Crowd Modalities, and Atmospherics of Discontent.” Social Science History 48(4). (Forthcoming) 2024.
- "What's the Crowd Got to Do with It? On Fandom and Antifascist Action at Eis Hockey Club Dynamo Berlin." TDR The Drama Review 66(3): 133-148. (2022)
- "The Art of Making a Scene." Resonance: The Journal of Sound and Culture 3(2): 125-144. (2022)
- "The Crowd in Flux: Atmosphere and the Governance of Public Affects at FC Union Berlin." Ethnomusicology 65(3): 498-518. (2021)
- "You Call This Democracy? FC Saint Pauli Supporters, Football Chants, and the Police." Football and Popular Culture: Singing Out from the Stands. Eds. Stephen Millar, Martin Power, Paul Widdop, and Daniel Parnell. London: Routledge Press. (2021)
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