Faculty

Institution

Unit

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Allison McCracken

Associate Professor and Director

DePaul University

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (las)

American Studies

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

LGBTQ Studies

Allison Mccracken is currently serving as an American Studies Associate Professor and Director at Depaul University.

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Allison McCracken

DePaul University

Associate Professor and Director

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

"a Queer Way of Feeling: Girl Fans and Personal Archives of Early Hollywood," by Diana W. Anselmo. Transformative Works and Cultures (2025)

feminist studiesqueer theoryqueer studiesfeminist identityearly hollywoodcinemafilm criticismgender studieshomosexualitygirl fansqueer waypopular culturefilmliteraturefeminist theory

Singing out: Gala Choruses and Social Change by Heather Maclachlan. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2020.. Journal of the Society for American Music (2024)

musicmashup (music)public performanceethnomusicologyvocal musicamerican studiesperformance studiessocial changemusicologygala chorusesann arborpopular culturesocial movementsmusical expressionmusic psychologymichigan press

“There’s a Rainbow on the River”: The Affordances of Boy Soprano Bobby Breen in 1930S Hollywood. Oxford University Press eBooks (2021)

Allison McCracken

jazzperformance studiesafrican american studiesfilm

A Tumblr Book. University of Michigan Press eBooks (2020)

Allison McCrackenAlexander ChoLouisa SteinIndira Hoch

communicationuser-generated contenttumblr bookpsychologysocial mediabehavioral sciences

A Tumblr Book: Platform and Cultures. (2020)

Allison McCrackenAlexander ChoLouisa SteinIndira Neill Hoch

communicationmass communicationonline communitiesuser experiencesociologysocial influencedigital societyscholarly communicationsocial sciencessocial network analysissocial mediavirtual communitiessocial networks

Iaspm-Us Keynote, March 20, 2018. Journal of Popular Music Studies (2018)

Allison McCracken

musicmusic theorypublic performancemusical expressionmusical analysisperformance studiesmusic information retrievalmusicologypopular culturemusic educationmusical compositionmusic psychology

"by Any Media Necessary: The New Youth Activism," by Henry Jenkins Et Al.. Transformative Works and Cultures (2017)

Allison McCracken

henry jenkinscivic engagementcommunicationyouth justicecultural changesocial changeadvocacysocial movementsactivismjournalismmedia studies

Tumblr Youth Subcultures and Media Engagement. Cinema Journal (2017)

Allison Mccracken

mass communicationnarrativehumanitiesdigital cultureintercultural studiestumblr youth subculturescommunicationsocial mediapopular mediumpopular cultureactivismmedia studiesdigital entertainmentonline communitiescinemaintercultural communicationmedia engagementfilmonline informationscreen medium

Real Men Don't Sing: Crooning in American Culture. Duke University Press (2015)

musicreal menmass culturevocal musicamerican studiespopular cultureamerican humorcultural studies

Real Men Don't Sing: Refiguring. Duke University Press (2015)

musicreal menmasculinityvocal musicmusicologymen's studiespublic performancemusic psychologyperformance art

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Allison McCracken

Associate Professor and Director

DePaul University

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (las)

American Studies

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

LGBTQ Studies

Allison Mccracken is currently serving as an American Studies Associate Professor and Director at Depaul University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Allison McCracken

DePaul University

Associate Professor and Director

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

"a Queer Way of Feeling: Girl Fans and Personal Archives of Early Hollywood," by Diana W. Anselmo. Transformative Works and Cultures (2025)

feminist studiesqueer theoryqueer studiesfeminist identityearly hollywoodcinemafilm criticismgender studieshomosexualitygirl fansqueer waypopular culturefilmliteraturefeminist theory

Singing out: Gala Choruses and Social Change by Heather Maclachlan. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2020.. Journal of the Society for American Music (2024)

“There’s a Rainbow on the River”: The Affordances of Boy Soprano Bobby Breen in 1930S Hollywood. Oxford University Press eBooks (2021)

Allison McCracken

jazzperformance studiesafrican american studiesfilm

A Tumblr Book. University of Michigan Press eBooks (2020)

Allison McCrackenAlexander ChoLouisa SteinIndira Hoch

communicationuser-generated contenttumblr bookpsychologysocial mediabehavioral sciences

A Tumblr Book: Platform and Cultures. (2020)

Allison McCrackenAlexander ChoLouisa SteinIndira Neill Hoch

Iaspm-Us Keynote, March 20, 2018. Journal of Popular Music Studies (2018)

Allison McCracken

musicmusic theorypublic performancemusical expressionmusical analysisperformance studiesmusic information retrievalmusicologypopular culturemusic educationmusical compositionmusic psychology

"by Any Media Necessary: The New Youth Activism," by Henry Jenkins Et Al.. Transformative Works and Cultures (2017)

Allison McCracken

henry jenkinscivic engagementcommunicationyouth justicecultural changesocial changeadvocacysocial movementsactivismjournalismmedia studies

Tumblr Youth Subcultures and Media Engagement. Cinema Journal (2017)

Allison Mccracken

Real Men Don't Sing: Crooning in American Culture. Duke University Press (2015)

musicreal menmass culturevocal musicamerican studiespopular cultureamerican humorcultural studies

Real Men Don't Sing: Refiguring. Duke University Press (2015)

musicreal menmasculinityvocal musicmusicologymen's studiespublic performancemusic psychologyperformance art

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