Faculty of Music
University of Oxford
Speaks: with Liz Pelly
Liz Pelly presents Mood Machine
Free to attend, register via this online form. After 3pm on the day of the event, please email Danny at events@music.ox.ac.uk for the Zoom link.
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Liz Pelly joins the Faculty of Music to give a talk on the big ideas and research strategy behind her new book, Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist, followed by a Q&A.
Liz Pelly is a writer and editor based in New York. Her first book, Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist, will be published in January 2025 via One Signal Publishers. Her byline has appeared at The Baffler, Guardian, NPR, Pioneer Works Broadcast, and many other outlets. She is an adjunct instructor at NYU Tisch.
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