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April Wei-West

@aprilw.bsky.social

PhD in Music at SOAS, University of London | vocaloid and virtualities | digital ethnography | CHASE Digital Studies Collective (DiSCo) From the river to the sea More: https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/april-wei-west

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BFE and RMA Research Studentsโ€™ Conference 2026 BFE and RMA Research Studentsโ€™ Conference 2026 The British Forum for Ethnomusicology (BFE) and Royal Musical Association (RMA) Research Studentsโ€™ Conference will take place at Royal Birmingham Conser...

๐Ÿšจ NEWS!๐Ÿšจ For everyone attending the Research Studentsโ€™ Conference next month, due to an extended Christmas shutdown at BCU (our associated university), the last day of booking is Thursday 18th December.

16.12.2025 11:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A visualization of different disciplines plotted against numeric values, with blue dots representing male instructors and women representing female instructors. To the left is text: Gendered Language in Teacher Reviews
I've had trouble keeping this site up continuously during COVID. As of March 2021, I'm now trying a new strategy to cache common queries on the server even when the underlying database is down. If you find that many searches don't change the results, that's why.
This interactive chart lets you explore the words used to describe male and female teachers in about 14 million reviews from RateMyProfessor.com.

Not all words have gender splits, but a surprising number do. Even things like pronouns are used quite differently by gender.

Search term(s) (case-insensitive):
use commas to aggregate multiple terms

A visualization of different disciplines plotted against numeric values, with blue dots representing male instructors and women representing female instructors. To the left is text: Gendered Language in Teacher Reviews I've had trouble keeping this site up continuously during COVID. As of March 2021, I'm now trying a new strategy to cache common queries on the server even when the underlying database is down. If you find that many searches don't change the results, that's why. This interactive chart lets you explore the words used to describe male and female teachers in about 14 million reviews from RateMyProfessor.com. Not all words have gender splits, but a surprising number do. Even things like pronouns are used quite differently by gender. Search term(s) (case-insensitive): use commas to aggregate multiple terms

As course evaluations open, don't forget the importance of telling students *why* evals matter. I like to explain their use for TT faculty vs. contingent faculty and how students contribute to ed processes through them. I also explain biases, with this helpful viz: benschmidt.org/profGender/#...

26.11.2025 22:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Academia may not give you job security, flexibility, or wealth, but it will let you unexpectedly connect to eduroam in foreign cities

20.08.2025 16:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1005    ๐Ÿ” 165    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
โ€œBodies in Digital Transitionโ€ conference organised by Music PhD Student

A news post written by me about the "Bodies in Digital Transition" conference last month! www.soas.ac.uk/about/news/b...

01.10.2025 10:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Picture of the filled auditorium of Royal Albert Hall, with orchestra on stage.

Picture of the filled auditorium of Royal Albert Hall, with orchestra on stage.

Picture of St. Vincent and orchestra on the Royal Albert Hall stage.

Picture of St. Vincent and orchestra on the Royal Albert Hall stage.

Up in the rafters but with no objection - St. Vincent at the Proms was perfection. Masterful orchestral arrangements by Rachel Eckroth that genuinely sounded like they came from a minimalist composition. A brilliant and emotional collaboration between orchestral and amplified sound.

03.09.2025 22:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Im at BODIES IN DIGITAL TRANSITION conference at Goldsmiths hosted by DiSCo. I founded DiSCo back in 2020 and handed over leadership to to see @aprilw.bsky.social last year. To see DiSCo thriving into new projects and areas is truly amazing. Well done April ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿซ€๐Ÿฆพ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘‚

02.09.2025 15:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photograph of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor who is standing by a table. It has been captioned 'S Coleridge-Taylor shortly before his marriage'.

Photograph of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor who is standing by a table. It has been captioned 'S Coleridge-Taylor shortly before his marriage'.

Opening of the autograph manuscript of Coleridge-Taylor's piece 'Elรซanore', together with a wax cylinder recording.

Opening of the autograph manuscript of Coleridge-Taylor's piece 'Elรซanore', together with a wax cylinder recording.

Today marks the 150th anniversary of composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) ๐ŸŽผ

From published scores, autograph manuscripts, and sound recordings, read our new blog post with an overview of our Coleridge-Taylor collections: bit.ly/BLBlogColeridgeTaylor

15.08.2025 14:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 60    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Photo of April Wei-West with Joe Hisaishi.

Photo of April Wei-West with Joe Hisaishi.

Autograph of Joe Hisaishi in a Studio Ghibli art book.

Autograph of Joe Hisaishi in a Studio Ghibli art book.

I am fortunate enough to be singing under the batton of the legendary Joe Hisaishi for his performance at the BBC proms this Thursday ! Hisaishi was kind enough to give a photo and autograph ๐Ÿ˜

12.08.2025 17:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Spot the Tangut proverb on my canvas tote bag: ๐˜œถ๐——š๐—“ฐ๐—พŸ๏ผŒ๐—ฑ•๐—‹ฝ๐—ฐ–๐˜š "The great sea is vast and deep, all the waters are gathered there" (seen here on a recent visit to SOAS https://bsky.app/profile/babelstone.bsky.social/post/3k4eyvzzb2a27).

20.08.2023 18:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

(Translation)
I have loved you many times
Yes many an hour in prolonged tenderness
I have kissed you mysterious Lisa
And your company was better than honey.

30.07.2025 12:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Panoramic photo of Conwy landscape, with grey clouds and green hills.

Panoramic photo of Conwy landscape, with grey clouds and green hills.

Photo of April Wei-West with the Conwy town and castle in the background.

Photo of April Wei-West with the Conwy town and castle in the background.

Selfie of April Wei-West at the top of a turret in Conwy castle.

Selfie of April Wei-West at the top of a turret in Conwy castle.

A moody scene of gorgeous Conwy, North Wales, where I visited to perform in the Conwy Classical Music Festival. We opened the concert with the folk song Lisa Lan.

Bรปm yn dy garu lawer gwaith
Do lawer awr mewn mwynder maith
Bรปm yn dy gusanu Lisa gรชl
Yr oedd dy gwmni'n well na'r mรชl.

30.07.2025 12:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not only a fiercely competent Sinologist (though he would never admit that), but also the best and most loving dad. The grief is as a shoreless sea.

30.07.2025 10:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Characteristically forgot to sit down to watch this but managed to tune in to the last quarter, just at @zaborowski.bsky.social's interview!

06.07.2025 18:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Huge ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

06.07.2025 00:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Got the dates mixed up for my own event and panicked thinking the abstract deadline was 13th July. It is in fact 31st July - ample time to get your abstracts in ! ๐Ÿ˜Œ

05.07.2025 20:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

omggg so good ๐Ÿ˜

04.07.2025 19:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ok i'll admit that i went into Kpop Demon Hunters wanting to be a hater but it only took about 15 minutes and an Exo reference to get me fully invested. still, 7/10 recommend

03.07.2025 23:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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CALL FOR PAPERS: Bodies in Digital Transition โ€” A C - Alessandro Caruana Art Transcultural Dialogues on Digital Intimacies and Artistic Practices

Really excited to be organising the research conference "Bodies in Digital Transition," suitable for researchers across disciplines in arts and humanities working with digital intimacies. Call For Papers live now! www.cassandralaureano.com/current/bodi...

06.06.2025 16:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Most eye-catching spot to put a poster? In front of the bins โ™ป๏ธ๐Ÿšฎ
@chase-dtp.bsky.social Encounters Conference

19.06.2025 14:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
"Birds" book, bookmarks, and stickers on top of a table.

"Birds" book, bookmarks, and stickers on top of a table.

Very proud of my friend Monika for releasing her art book all about Birds ๐Ÿฆ Launch event at The Scarlett Letters indie bookshop in Whitechapel. The hardback copies are all handbound and published independently theirlowbackedcar.com

08.06.2025 11:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
21.1 Music, Gender, and Sexuality โ€” Rising Voices in Ethnomusicology

Pleased to have my first peer review article on #UTAU published in the wonderful Rising Voices in Ethnomusicology journal! risingvoicesjournal.com/211-music-ge...

08.06.2025 07:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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CALL FOR PAPERS: Bodies in Digital Transition โ€” A C - Alessandro Caruana Art Transcultural Dialogues on Digital Intimacies and Artistic Practices

Really excited to be organising the research conference "Bodies in Digital Transition," suitable for researchers across disciplines in arts and humanities working with digital intimacies. Call For Papers live now! www.cassandralaureano.com/current/bodi...

06.06.2025 16:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

What a huge relief

29.05.2025 15:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Listening to Sarah Vaughan is truly a remedy for a day of writing a funding application

29.05.2025 15:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
1-2: Playing with Voice: Listening for Audio-Visual Expressions and Representations of Voice, Vocality and Speech Acts in Games | Intellect Intellect Discover is the platform where Intellect's content lives: Browse publications for scholars and practitioners teaching and researching in the arts, media and creative industries.

The special issue of the Journal of Interdisciplinary Voice Studies coedited by myself and Janine Bower appears to be out. Here is a link to the table of contents intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...

27.05.2025 17:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
painting of a capybara eating ramen in a red background

painting of a capybara eating ramen in a red background

capybara eating ramen

prints: www.inprnt.com/gallery/guil...

18.05.2025 15:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 278    ๐Ÿ” 80    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

(there's even a surprise feature from a past life dedicated to Western European/North American art song)

18.05.2025 18:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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April Wei-West I'm April! I am a PhD researcher in music and sometimes perform on the side - Japanese koto and singing! Please enjoy my clips!

I've uploaded some performance videos of my #koto playing on Youtube! Please check it out ๐ŸŽถ www.youtube.com/@april-on-su...

18.05.2025 18:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Would love to see an ethnography of this! ๐Ÿ‘€

18.05.2025 17:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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