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Vita

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

Projects

  1. Zukünfte des Erinnerns in der Postmigrationsgesellschaft: Konflikte, Kontinuitäten, Konkurrenzen
    Kevin Michael Drews (Project manager, academic) , Monika E. Schoop (Project manager, academic) , Lea Carmen Otremba (Project staff) , Ellen Kollender (Project manager, academic)
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    Project: Research

  2. Musical and Auditive Memory Spaces: Remembering the Time of National Socialism in Lower Saxony
    Monika E. Schoop (Project manager, academic) , Thomas Sebastian Köhn (Project staff)
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    Project: Research

  3. Sounding Memories - Nazi Persecution and Anti-Nazi Resistance in the Music of Contemporary Germany
    Monika E. Schoop (Project manager, academic) , Federico Spinetti (Project manager, academic)
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    Project: Research

Publications

Books and anthologies

  1. Auditive Erinnerungskulturen: Klangliche Auseinandersetzungen mit der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus
    Monika E. Schoop (Editor) , Thomas Sebastian Köhn (Editor) , 2026 Bielefeld , 252 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research

  2. Popular Music (Re)Writes History: Popular Music and Historical Narratives
    Monika E. Schoop (Editor) , 2025 Sheffield , 183 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research

  3. Music and the Politics of Memory: Resounding Antifascism across Borders: Special Issue of Popular Music and Society
    Monika E. Schoop (Editor) , Federico Spinetti (Editor) , Ana Hofman (Editor) , 2021

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research

  4. Independent Music and Digital Technology in the Philippines
    Monika E. Schoop (Author) , 2017 London, New York. , 245 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research

Journal contributions

  1. Introduction to the special issue: Popular music (re)writes history: Popular music and historical narratives
    Monika E. Schoop (Author) , 03.05.2025 , in: Popular Music History, 16, 1-2 , p. 5-15 , 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  2. Back in the new 1970s?: How a song counters historical revisionism and authoritarian nostalgia for the Philippine dictatorship
    Monika E. Schoop (Author) , 05.03.2025 , in: Popular Music History, 16, 1-2 , p. 160-183 , 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  3. #AllRoadsLeadtoRoute196: Remembering a Home of Metro Manila’s Music Scene in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
    Monika E. Schoop (Author) , Renato Aguila (Author) , 14.12.2023 , in: IASPM Journal, 13, 3 , p. 89-113 , 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  4. Ein musikalisches Denkmal gegen das Vergessen: Musikwissenschaftliche Erinnerungsforschung am Beispiel von Roger Moreno Rathgebs Requiem für Auschwitz
    Martin Ringsmut (Author) , Monika E. Schoop (Author) , 14.12.2022 , in: Musikforschung, 75, 4 , p. 384-409 , 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  5. #GenderMachtPop. Machtverhältnisse und Geschlecht in der populären Musik
    Monika E. Schoop (Author) , Melanie Ptatscheck (Author) , 21.10.2022 , in: Samples, 20 , 34 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Contributions to collected editions/anthologies

  1. Populäre Musik im Erinnerungsraum: Das Denk.Mal.Garten.Fest Ahlem
    Monika E. Schoop (Author) , 01.09.2026 Bielefeld , p. 171 , 181 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer

  2. Auditive Erinnerungskulturen: Klangliche Auseinandersetzungen mit der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus
    Thomas Sebastian Köhn (Author) , Monika E. Schoop (Author) , 01.09.2026 Bielefeld , p. 9-27 , 19 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research

  3. Podcasting als auditive Erinnerungsarbeit: Potenziale, Herausforderungen und Anwendungen
    Monika E. Schoop (Author) , 01.01.2026 Bielefeld , p. 123 , 151 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Chapter › Research › peer-review

  4. Musik und Zeug*innenschaft – Erinnern an die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus in der „Post-Witness Era“
    Monika E. Schoop (Author) , Thomas Sebastian Köhn (Author) , Martin Ringsmut (Author) , 01.01.2024 Hildesheim , p. 51-86 , 36 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review

  5. Not Just Riot Grrrls! Punk Rock Feminism in the Philippines
    Monika E. Schoop (Author) , 23.09.2021 Bristol , p. 91-107 , 17 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Chapter › Research › peer-review

Impact

  1. Zukünfte des Erinnerns in der Postmigrationsgesellschaft
    Monika E. Schoop , Kevin Michael Drews , Lea Carmen Otremba

    Impact: Academic Impact, Educational Impact, Cultural Impact, Public Policy Impact, Social Impact

Press / Media

  1. Deutschlandfunk / Corso: In Ruhe Musik hören – Das Comeback des iPod
    1 Media contribution

    Press/Media: Press/Media

  2. Deutschlandfunk Kultur Tonart: Music and Cats: Online-Symposium Gespräch mit Prof. Monika Schoop
    1 Media contribution

    Press/Media: Press/Media

  3. Deutschlandfunk Kultur: Musikalisches Gedenken: Wie klingt Erinnerungskultur?
    1 Media contribution

    Press/Media: Press/Media

  4. Wenn Hologramme vom Holocaust berichten
    1 Media contribution

    Press/Media: Press/Media

  5. Podcast: Memory Lab: Neue Formen der Erinnerungsarbeit
    1 Media contribution

    Press/Media: Press/Media

Prizes

  1. 24. R. Serge Denisoff Award for the Best Article Published in Popular Music and Society Journal
    (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

Courses

Michael Ahlers, Claudia Albes, Fatma Kargin-Zahn, Monika Schoop, Ulrike Steierwald, Jordan Troeller
Im Kolloquium haben Promovierende des Kollegs die Möglichkeit, Auszüge aus den Promotionsprojekten zu präsentieren und in kollegialem Rahmen zu diskutieren. Darüber hinaus tragen Gastbeiträge zur inhaltlichen und methodischen Weiterqualifikation bei.
Next appointment:
Friday, 2027-01-29 at 10:00