Faculty Member, University Libraries
Assistant Director of Library Services--Springfield Campus
University Libraries
About
My research interests include:
* The study of a visual thinking, visual learning, & communication (also known as multimedia learning) and my collaborators are Laura S. Johnson and Jeffrey Jablosnski;
* The preservation of music books, periodicals, recordings, and other primary sources in academic archives (especially Heavy Metal and Hardcore Punk);
* Heavy metal music and subculture
* And Strategies and methods for fostering popular culture research and collaborations.
Anyone wishing for suggestions when doing research into heavy metal or hardcore punk, please feel free to contact me for any assistance with: literature reviews; bibliographies; contacts & referrals; repositories & archives; books; articles, theses; dissertations; etc.: Brianhickam@yahoo.com
Currently, I am helping to co-found The International Society for Metal Music Studies, a refereed journal from this ISMMS group, and a conference on Heavy Metal and Popular Culture that will take place in the spring of 2013 at BGSU in Ohio. Also updating and expanding a large bibliography of scholarly items on heavy metal music/subculture (and related genres) and a directory of relevant scholars.
Contact Information
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