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Professor Simon Frith FBA

The sociology of music; popular music history, music policy & the analysis of music business & culture
Fellow type
UK Emeritus Fellow
Year elected
2011
Subjects
Music, Sociology
Sections
Modern Languages, Literatures and other Media from 1830 , History of Art and Music , Culture, Media and Performance
Website
https://www.eca.ed.ac.uk/profile/prof-simon-frith

Current post

Emeritus Professor of Music, University of Edinburgh

Past appointments

University of Edinburgh Emeritus Professor of Music

2017 -

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