Location:
4901 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94611
Work:
Jeffrey Callen, Ph.D.
since Jan 2008
Ethnographer / Writer / Researcher
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
Jun 2010 - Oct 2010
Member, Advisory Committee to the Iron Triangle Legacy Project
ME'DI.ATE ART GROUP
Jan 2010 - Aug 2010
Coordinator: Promotions & Documentation
Berkeley World Music Festival
Jan 2010 - Jul 2010
Cultural Resource Consultant
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (UC Berkeley)
Mar 2010 - May 2010
Instructor
UCLA - Department of Ethnomusicology
Sep 2003 - Jun 2004
Teaching Fellow
Fulbright-Hayes Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship
Feb 2002 - Dec 2002
Fulbright Fellow
Pacific Review of Ethnomusicology
Jun 2000 - Dec 2001
Member of Editorial Board
Legal-Write
Jan 1990 - Jul 1997
Principal
Education:
University of California, Los Angeles 1999 - 2006
Ph.D., EthnomusicologyDoctoral Qualifying Examinations: North African Music, Popular Music, World Music (preparation of 16 lectures), Theory & Method of Ethnomusicology. Language Proficiency: French, Arabic.
Dissertation Committee: A.J. Racy (advisor), Roger Savage, Timothy Taylor, Robert Walser.
Teaching Assistant (2001) -- "Aesthetics of Music"
Teaching Fellow (2004-2005). "Nationalism, Identity and Resistance in African Popular Music"
University of California, Santa Barbara 1997 - 1999
MA, MusicMasters Thesis Committee: Scott Marcus (advisor), Dolores Hsu, Cornelia Fales.
Skills:
Storytelling, Writing, Ethnography, Interviews, Research, Editing, Strategy, Project Planning, Cultural Analysis, Music Criticism, Music Review, Pop Culture, Curriculum Design, Teaching, Ethnomusicology, Poetry, Performing Arts, Music, Grant Writing, Nonprofits, Web Content, Proposal Writing, Editorial, Creative Writing, Graphic Novels, Copy Editing, Film, Blogging, Documentaries, History, Art, Copywriting, Festivals, Publishing, Content Strategy, Published Author, Fiction Writing, Strategic Planning
Interests:
Exercise
Home Improvement
Reading
Sports
Non Fiction
Home Decoration
Cooking
Electronics
Outdoors
Crafts
Music
Human Rights
Family Values
Writing Fiction
Movies
Christianity
Listening To and Playing Music
Poverty Alleviation
Travel
Philosophy
Writing About Music
Investing
Research
Popular Culture
Animal Welfare
Arts and Culture
Certifications:
St. Mary's University
Paralegal Certificate