Michael Borshuk

Associate Professor

Office: 425
Email: michael.borshuk@ttu.edu
Website: http://www.faculty.english.ttu.edu/borshuk

Book

• Swinging the Vernacular: Jazz and African American Modernist Literature.  New York: Routledge, 2006.
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Edited Journal Issue

• Scripting Urban Culture II. Studies in the Literary Imagination, 41.1 (2009). Edited with R. Brazeau.

Articles and Book Chapters

• "True Tales and 8 Mile Memoirs: Exploring the Imaginary City of Detroit". Studies in the Literary Imagination, 41 (2009), 107-134.
• "True Tales and 8 Mile Memoirs: Exploring the Imaginary City of Detroit." Studies in the Literary Imagination 41.1 (2008): 107-34.
• "'So Black, So Blue': Ralph Ellison, Louis Armstrong and the Bebop Aesthetic." Genre: Forms of Discourse and Culture. Special Issue: "Blue Notes: Toward a New Jazz Discourse." 37.2 (2004): 261-84.
• "A Synthesis of Racial Caress: Hybrid Modernism in the Jazz Poetry of William Carlos Williams and Mina Loy." Rigor of Beauty: Essays in Commemoration of William Carlos Williams. Ed. Ian D. Copestake. Bern: Peter Lang AG, 2004. 255-71.
• "Queen of the Colonial Exposition: Josephine Baker's Strategic Performance." Critical Voicings of Black Liberation: Resistance and Representation in the Americas. Eds. Kimberley L. Phillips, Hermine Pinson, Lorenzo Thomas and Hanna Wallinger. Forum for European Contributions to African American Studies. Volume 11. Munster, Germany: LIT, 2003. 47-65.
• "Noisy Modernism: The Cultural Politics of Langston Hughes's Early Jazz Poetry." Langston Hughes Review. 17.1-2 (2002): 4-22.
• "An Intelligence of the Body: Disruptive Parody through Dance in the Early Performances of Josephine Baker." EmBODYing Liberation: The Black Body in American Dance. Eds. Alison Goeller and Dorothea Fischer-Hornung. Forum for European Contributions to African American Studies. Volume 4. Munster, Germany: LIT, 2001. 41-58.

Edited Journal Issues

• With Robert Brazeau. “Scripting Urban Culture.” Studies in the Literary Imagination 41.1. Spring 2008.

Review Articles

• "Marsalis Musics." Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music November/December 2006: 32.
• "Valid Records: Capturing a Moment in New Orleans." Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music July/August 2005: 33.
• "Oscar Peterson's A Night in Vienna." Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music January/February 2005: 24.
• "Oscar Peterson on Pablo." Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music May/June 2004: 17-19.
• "Claimed by Music: Notes on Ralph Ellison's Jazz Writings." Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music March/April 2003: 12-13.
• "Parlan's Return Engagement: Notes on the Complete Blue Note Horace Parlan Recordings." Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music May/June 2001: 24-26.
• "The State of The Piano." Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music July/August 1999: 22-24.

Book Reviews

• Rev. of Cross Rhythms: Jazz Aesthetics in African-American Literature by Keren Omry and Writing the Future of Black America: Literature of the Hip-Hop Generation by Daniel Grassian. Durham, NC: American Literature. 82 (2010), 855-57.
• Rev. of The Other Side of Nowhere: Jazz, Improvisation and Communities in Dialogue, edited by Daniel Fischlin and Ajay Heble. ESC: English Studies in Canada. 31.2-3 (2005): 349-52.
• Rev. of Songlines in Michaeltree: New and Collected Poems by Michael S. Harper. H-PCAACA: H-Net Reviews. November, 2000.
• Rev. of Tadd: The Life and Legacy of Tadley Ewing Dameron by Ian MacDonald. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music March/April 2000: 40.
• Rev. of How My Heart Sings, by Peter Pettinger. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music March/April 1999: 15.
• Rev. of The Progress of an Object in Motion by Curtis Gillespie. Other Voices 11.1 (Spring 1998): 105-7.

Short Articles and Notes

• "OP's Thriller of a Soundtrack: The Silent Partner (1978)."  Coda Magazine  March/April 2008: 12.
• 'Viva Italia!': Jazz in Films by Italian Directors of the 1960s."  Coda Magazine January/February 2008: 12.
• Sun Ra in Space is the Place."  Coda Magazine November/December 2007: 14.
• "Heard and Seen: Wynton Marsalis with the LCJO and Odadaa!" Coda Magazine November/December 2007: 16.
• "Kansas City and American Theatricality." Coda Magazine Sept/Oct 2007: 8.
• "John Cassavetes's Shadows: Blending Improvisation and Composition." Coda Magazine May/June 2007: 10.
• "Mysterioso Marketing." Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music September/October 2006: 12.
• "Whither Eclecticism?" Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music July/August 2006: 8.
• "Good Night, and Good Jazz: Jazz in George Clooney's Good Night, and Good Luck." Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music January/February 2006: 9.
• "The Spread of Jazz-and-Literature Resources on the World Wide Web." Brilliant Corners: A Journal of Jazz and Literature 1.2 (Summer 1997): 41-7.

Encyclopedia Entries

• "Romare Bearden." The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature. Ed. Hans Ostrom and J. David Macey, Jr. 5 vols. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2005. 102-03.
• "Detroit, Michigan." The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature. Ed. Hans Ostrom and J. David Macey, Jr. 5 vols. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2005. 417-21.
• "Jazz." The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature. Ed. Hans Ostrom and J. David Macey, Jr. 5 vols. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2005. 844-49.
• "Albert Murray." The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature. Ed. Hans Ostrom and J. David Macey, Jr. 5 vols. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 2005. 1141-43.
• "Not Without Laughter." Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance. Ed. Cary Wintz and Paul Finkelman. 2 vols. New York: Routledge, 2004. 917-18.
• "Shuffle Along." Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance. Ed. Cary Wintz and Paul Finkelman. New York: Routledge, 2004. 1108-10.
• "The Weary Blues." Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance. Ed. Cary Wintz and Paul Finkelman. New York: Routledge, 2004. 1244-46.

Interviews

• "Texas Tenor Quamon Fowler."  Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music  May/June 2005: 7.
• "Transcending Categorical Boundaries: A Profile of Violist Tanya Kalmanovitch."  Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music March/April 2004: 8-9, 38.

Music Reviews

• Rev. of Spirit of the Moment by Michel Camilo. Coda Magazine September/October 2007: 29.
• Rev. of Trio by Rob Wagner/Hamid Drake/Nobu Ozaki. Coda Magazine July/August 2007: 34-5.
• Rev. of Serenity Song by D.D. Jackson. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music September/October 2006: 28.
• Rev. of Double Exposure by Cecil Brooks III and Gene Ludwig. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music July/August 2006: 34-35.
• Rev. of Viaticum by Esbjorn Svensson. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music July/August 2006: 30-31.
• Rev. of Keep It Simple by Curtis Fuller. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music March/April 2006: 25.
• Rev. of Lost Children by Rob Wagner. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music March/April 2006: 26.
• Rev. of SFJazz Collective by SFJazz Collective. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music January/February 2006: 31-32.
• Rev. of Channel Three by Greg Osby. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music January/February 2006: 29.
• Rev. of Without a Song (The 9/11 Concert) by Sonny Rollins. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music November/December 2005: 24.
• Rev. of Overtime by Dave Holland. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music September/October 2005: 35.
• Rev. of That's What I Say by John Scofield. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music September/October 2005: 32.
• Rev. of Jon Easton with Don Messina and Bill Chattin by Jon Easton. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music September/October 2005: 30-31.
• Rev. of Same Mother by Jason Moran. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music July/August 2005: 26.
• Rev. of The Big Band Project by Gebhard Ullman. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music July/August 2005: 28.
• Rev. of One More: The Music of Thad Jones by Various Artists. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music July/August 2005: 31.
• Rev. of Anything Goes by Brad Mehldau. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music January/February 2005: 31.
• Rev. of Live at Baker's Keyboard Lounge by James Carter. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music January/February 2005: 27.
• Rev. of You and the Night and the Music by Alan Broadbent. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music November/December 2004: 28.
• Rev. of Playground by Russell Malone. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music November/December 2004: 34.
• Rev. of No Escape by Ramon Valle. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music November/December 2004: 36.
• Rev. of The Magic Hour by Wynton Marsalis. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music September/October 2004: 32.
• Rev. of Gardenias for Lady Day by James Carter. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music July/August 2004: 29.
• Rev. of All Alone by Jessica Williams. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music January/February 2004: 35.
• Rev. of Paganini: After a Dream by Regina Carter. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music September/October 2003: 26.
• Rev. of Jazz at the Bistro by Benny Green and Russell Malone. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music September/October 2003: 27.
• Rev. of Live at the Village Vanguard by Fred Hersch. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music September/October 2003: 28.
• Rev. of The Next Step by The Jazz Tribe. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music September/October 2003: 28-9.
• Rev. of For the Record by Kieran Overs. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music September/October 2003: 32.
• Rev. of Smile by Jacky Terrasson. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music September/October 2003: 34.
• Rev. of Live at the Village Vanguard by Tom Harrell. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music March/April 2003: 21-2.
• Rev. of Ukrainianism by John Stetch. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music March/April 2003: 28.
• Rev. of Tenderly by Oscar Peterson. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music March/April 2003: 31-2.
• Rev. of Traveling Mercies by Chris Potter. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music March/April 2003: 25.
• Rev. of What Goes Around by Dave Holland. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music March/April 2003: 22.
• Rev. of American Dreams by Charlie Haden. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music March/April 2003: 20-1.
• Rev. of Always Let Me Go by Keith Jarrett. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music March/April 2003: 22-3.
• Rev. of Footsteps of Our Fathers by Branford Marsalis. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music November/December 2002: 34.
• Rev. of Footprints Live! by Wayne Shorter. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music September/October 2002: 32.
• Rev. of All' Alba by Francois Carrier. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music September/October 2002: 25-6.
• Rev. of Dedications by Guido Basso and Dave Turner. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music September/October 2002: 24.
• Rev. of Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall by Herbie Hancock. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music September/October 2002: 28.
• Rev. of Steppenwolf by World Saxophone Quartet. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music. September/October 2002: 33-4.
• Rev. of Dear Louis by Nicholas Payton. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music. March/April 2002: 33.
• Rev. of Freefall by Kenny Barron and Regina Carter. Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music. December 2001/January 2002: 41-2.
• "Versatility and Autonomy on Eighty-Eight Keys: New Jazz Piano in Review." Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music March/April 2001: 32-4.
• "Sights and Sounds North of the 49th Parallel: Canadian Jazz Piano on Video (Part II)." Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music September/October 2000: 8-9.
• "Sights and Sounds North of the 49th Parallel: Canadian Jazz Piano on Video (Part I)." Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music March/April 2000: 9.

Creative Publications

• "Nights in Radio."  Short Story 16.1 (2008): 22-30.
• "The Old Neighborhood."  Elysian Fields Quarterly.  23.4 (2006): 86-94.
• "Browner's Dive."  Dalhousie Review 84.1 (2004): 19-28.
• “The Pugilists.” Antigonish Review 128 (2002): 45-55.