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Biography
James is a Lecturer in Popular Music and Media in the Department of Creative Arts at Edge Hill University. He is the Programme Leader for the BA in Media. He has previously lectured in popular music, media, and performance at the University of Liverpool and the University of Northampton. Funded by the School of the Arts at the University of Liverpool and the National University of Ireland (NUI), where he became a Travelling Scholar in Music in 2016, his doctoral thesis explored the relationship between hip hop music and the narrative film soundscape in New Black Realism, independent Black American cinema of the 1990s. His research and teaching interests sit at the intersections of popular music and audiovisual media generally and he has published on such topics on both sides of the Atlantic. His current research explores the role of popular music in video game soundtracks, age and music videos, and Spotify and authenticity. James is also a performer and band leader and has worked extensively with popular music ensembles and groups in both capacities, particularly in the Republic of Ireland. James is currently a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
Education/Academic qualification
Popular Music and Audiovisual Media, PhD, Keepin' in Reel: Hip Hop, Remediation, and the Performance of the New Black Realist Soundscape, University of Liverpool
Sept 2014 → May 2020
Music and Cultural History, MA, Inglourious Intertextuality: Music and Meaning in the Soundtrack of Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, University College Cork
Sept 2011 → Sept 2012
Music and History, BA, University College Cork
Sept 2008 → Jun 2011
Research Groups
- Emergent Media & Entertainment Research Group
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"Currently Listening to…": Curating Artist Playlists and Authenticity on Spotify
MILLEA, J., 6 Nov 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Rock Music Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
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An Ever Present Past: Youth and Persona in Paul McCartney’s Self-Titled Solo Albums
Millea, J., 18 Mar 2024, In: IASPM Journal. 14, 1, p. 58-76 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
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Pop Shove-It, Pop Music: Tunes, Tricks, and Transmediality in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
Millea, J., 20 Jun 2024, The Oxford Handbook of Video Game Music and Sound. Gibbons, W. & Grimshaw-Aagaard, M. (eds.). Oxford Univesity Press, p. 576-592Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Rave Racing: Electronic Dance Music and Immersion in WipEout
Millea, J., 1 Jan 2023, In: Journal of Sound and Music in Games. 4, 1, p. 72-90 19 p., 3.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
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The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music Video Analysis - Lori A. Burns and Stan Hawkins (eds.) New York, NY, Bloomsbury, 2019, xvii, 464 pp., £35.99 (paperback), ISBN-13: 9781501393273
Millea, J., 18 Jul 2023, Music, Sound and the Moving Image, 17, 1, p. 71-81 11 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Book/Film/Article review
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International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) Book Prize Panel Member 2025
MILLEA, J. (Participant)
31 May 2025Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Electronic Dance Music and Immersion in Sony Liverpool's WipEout
Millea, J. (Speaker)
7 Jun 2024Activity: Dissemination › Invited talk
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Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Millea, J. (Reviewer)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication Peer-review
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Bloomsbury Academic (Publisher)
Millea, J. (Reviewer)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication Peer-review
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‘Come On, Get in Rhythm’: Genre, Popular Music, and the Disruption of the Mediated Black Body in Jordan Peele’s Us (2019)
Millea, J. (Speaker)
4 Mar 2021Activity: Dissemination › Oral presentation
Prizes
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National University of Ireland Travelling Studentship
Millea, J. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Other distinction
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