Philip Ewell
Philip A. Ewell | |
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Ewell in 2020 | |
| Born | Philip Adrian Ewell February 16, 1966 DeKalb, Illinois |
| Education | Ph.D., Yale University, 2001. |
| Occupations | Music theorist, academic professor |
| Employer(s) | Hunter College, the City College of New York |
| Spouse | Marina Vytovtova |
| Website | philipewell.com |
Philip Adrian Ewell (born February 16, 1966) is an American professor of music theory at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center. He specializes in Russian and 20th-century music as well as rap and hip-hop. In 2019, he sparked controversy with his conference talk "Music Theory's White Racial Frame", leading to a debate on the racial politics of music theory and resulting in his 2023 book, "On Music Theory and Making Music More Welcoming for Everyone".