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Wendy Fonarow has been an anthropology professor〔(Dr. Wendy Fonarow, Professor of Anthroplogy, on sabbatical )〕 at Glendale Community College,〔(Glendale Community College : Faculty & Staff : FONAROW, WENDY )〕〔(Dr. Wendy Fonarow, Associate Professor of Anthropology )〕 writer and music industry professional. She is best known for the book ''Empire of Dirt'', and for her column ''Ask the Indie Professor'' in The Guardian. ==Life and career== Wendy Fonarow was born in Los Angeles. While studying at University of California in San Diego, she worked at the campus radio station. There she was exposed to bands like The Fall, Pink Industry, Wire, Magazine, and the magazine NME. Milo Aukerman of the Descendants also attended UCSD and decided to do a cover of the Beach Boys "Wendy" for her which was later included on The Descendant's album Enjoy! After graduating, back in LA, she started to go to concerts of similar bands. In 1989, Fonarow was added to the guest list of Something Happens (an Irish band who gave her backstage access. While attending other concerts, she noticed that the spectators (usually) obeyed some unwritten rules, which made her interested in music performance as a ritual. She chose this area as the topic for her PhD thesis . In 1996, she workied at MCA Records in Los Angeles as an A&R manager. In 1999, she finished her PhD thesis and in 2006 released a book.〔''"England Made Me"'', The Word (magazine), Issue 86, April 2010, pages 108-111〕〔''Empire of Dirt: The Aesthetics and Rituals of British Indie Music '' Paperback: ISBN 978-0-8195-6811-3, Hardcover: ISBN 978-0-8195-6810-6〕 She has given lectures and keynotes at Cambridge University, Princeton, Columbia University, UCLA, University of Milan, University of Oslo and the University of Edinburgh as well as conferences, including By:Larm, CMJ, SXSW, Music Finland, and EMP in Seattle, NYC, and Los Angeles. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wendy Fonarow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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