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Monika E. Schoop is associate professor of musicology (esp. popular music studies) at Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany. Her research interests include music and memory, music and politics, music industries and (digital) technologies, gender studies, and music in the Philippines. She currently coordinates the research project “Musical and Sonic Remembrance in the Post-Witness Era,” funded by the ministry of Lower Saxony. Together with Prof. Dr. Federico Spinetti, she previously led the project "Sounding Memories: Nazi Persecution and Anti-Nazi Resistance in Contemporary German Music," funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).
- Since 10/2022: Associate Professor of Musicology (especially Popular Music Studies) at the Institute of Fine Arts, Music and Education (IKMV) of Leuphana University Lüneburg
- 2019-2022: Assistant Professor of Musicology (especially Popular Music Studies) at the Institute of Fine Arts, Music and Education (IKMV) of Leuphana University Lüneburg
- 2015: PhD in Ethnomusicology, University of Hildesheim
- 2007: Master of Arts in Musicology, Philosophy and English Studies, University of Cologne
Keywords
- Music education
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Research collaborations from the last five years
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Zukünfte des Erinnerns in der Postmigrationsgesellschaft: Konflikte, Kontinuitäten, Konkurrenzen
Drews, K. M. (Project manager, academic), Kollender, E. (Project manager, academic), Schoop, M. E. (Project manager, academic) & Otremba, L. C. (Project staff)
15.08.25 → 14.11.26
Project: Research
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Musical and Auditive Memory Spaces: Remembering the Time of National Socialism in Lower Saxony
Schoop, M. E. (Project manager, academic) & Köhn, T. S. (Project staff)
01.10.22 → 31.05.26
Project: Research
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Sounding Memories - Nazi Persecution and Anti-Nazi Resistance in the Music of Contemporary Germany
Schoop, M. E. (Project manager, academic) & Spinetti, F. (Project manager, academic)
01.02.19 → 12.07.21
Project: Research
Research output
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Back in the new 1970s? How a song counters historical revisionism and authoritarian nostalgia for the Philippine dictatorship
Schoop, M., 05.03.2025, In: Popular Music History. 16, 1-2, p. 160-183 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Introduction to the special issue: Popular music (re)writes history: Popular music and historical narratives
Schoop, M. E., 03.05.2025, In: Popular Music History. 16, 1-2, p. 5-15 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Popular Music (Re)Writes History: Popular Music and Historical Narratives
Schoop, M. (Editor), 05.03.2025, Sheffield: Equinox Publishing Ltd. 183 p. (Popular Music History; vol. 16, no. 1-2)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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Musik und Zeug*innenschaft – Erinnern an die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus in der „Post-Witness Era“
Schoop, M., Köhn, T. S. & Ringsmut, M., 2024, Musik, Erinnern und kulturelles Gedächtnis. Fuhr, M. & Gruber, C. (eds.). Hildesheim: Universitätsverlag Hildesheim, p. 51-86 36 p. (Studies in music; vol. 8).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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#AllRoadsLeadtoRoute196: Remembering a Home of Metro Manila’s Music Scene in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Schoop, M. E. & Aguila, R., 14.12.2023, In: IASPM Journal. 13, 3, p. 89-113 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Symposium "Music and Cats"
Schoop, M. (Organiser)
28.11.2025 → 29.11.2025Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
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Polylog: Zukünfte des Erinnerns in der Postmigrationsgesellschaft
Drews, K. (Speaker), Kollender, E. (Speaker), Otremba, L. (Speaker) & Schoop, M. E. (Speaker)
12.11.2025Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
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University of Freiburg (External organisation)
Schoop, M. (Member of the Board of Curators)
2025 → …Activity: Membership › Bodies of public institutions › Research
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Popular Music History (Journal)
Schoop, M. (Editor)
2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
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International Association for the Study of Popular Music e.V. (External organisation)
Schoop, M. (Member of the Board of Curators)
11.2024 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Prizes
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24. R. Serge Denisoff Award for the Best Article Published in Popular Music and Society Journal
Schoop, M. (Recipient), 10.04.2022
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
Press/Media
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Deutschlandfunk Kultur: Musikalisches Gedenken: Wie klingt Erinnerungskultur?
26.01.23
1 item of Media coverage
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