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Lisa Barg

Academic title(s): 

Associate Professor; Associate Dean, Graduate Studies

Lisa Barg
Biography: 

Lisa Barg is an Associate Professor of Music History/Musicology in the Schulich School of Music at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥.

Prof. Barg’s research and teaching center on issues of race, gender and sexuality in 20th-century music, modernism, jazz and popular music. She has published articles in journals includingÌýAmerican Music,ÌýJournal of the Society of American Music,ÌýJournal for the American Musicological Society,ÌýBlack Music Research Journal, andÌýWomen and Music: A Journal of Gender and Culture. Her forthcoming bookÌýQueer Arrangements: Billy Strayhorn and Midcentury JazzÌýexplores queer history, identity, aesthetics and collaboration in jazz through a focus on the music and legacy of composer, arranger and pianist Billy Strayhorn.

Mentorship matters to me because I want to support junior colleagues as they navigate the complexities and challenges of academia. I also value the sense of community and connection that comes in any mentor-mentee relationship.

Contact Information
Email address: 
lisa.barg [at] mcgill.ca
Phone: 
514-398-4535
514-398-4400 Ext 089665
Area(s): 
Faculty mentors
Group: 
Faculty Mentors
Department: 
Schulich School of Music

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