In 2011, San Francisco Opera general director David Gockly said, “[James Levine] is no ordinary music director…He’s a god.” Such statements become sinister in light of accusations that Levine, former music director of the Metropolitan Opera and Boston Symphony Orchestra, engaged in decades of sexual abuse with his “provocative, cult-like…[Read more]

During an interview, Andris Nelsons, music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, stated unequivocally that sexual harassment was not a problem in the world of classical music because, “If [people] could realize how important [music and art] are…I believe they would become better human beings.” The interview was in response to the recen…[Read more]

Figure 7: Links, “Address on Emancipation in the British West Indies,” (1844) “The Fugitive Slave Law,” (1854) and “The Emancipation Proclamation” (1862)

Figure 6: Corpus Terms, “Address on Emancipation in the British West Indies,” (1844) “The Fugitive Slave Law,” (1854) and “The Emancipation Proclamation” (1862)

Figure 5: Cirrus word cloud, “Address on Emancipation in the British West Indies,” (1844) “The Fugitive Slave Law,” (1854) and “The Emancipation Proclamation” (1862)

Figure 4: “New England Reformers” Collation, Side-by-Side Comparison

Figure 3: “New England Reformers” Collation, Heat Map

Figure 2: “New England Reformers” Collation, 1844 and Centenary Edition, Side-by-Side Comparison

Figure 1: “New England Reformers” Collation, 1844 and Centenary Edition, Heat Map

This chapter argues that the new digital canon has serious elisions and losses that need to be addressed through DIY, activist projects.