Noriko Manabe

@nmanabe
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Music prof at Indiana University, researching music and social movements, popular music in Japan/US. Author of The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Protest Music after Fukushima. Editor of 33-1/3 Japan. Views my own. http://norikomanabe.academia.edu
Interestsmusic, social movements, higher education, politics, nuclear issues, linguistics
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese, Spanish
Fieldsmusic theory, ethnomusicology, Japan studies
More about mehttps://linktr.ee/nmanabe
Noriko ManabeMar 23
I was interviewed for this piece by Abby Hughes of #CBC on the boom in #folk #protest songs. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/new-folk-protest-music-9.7135014
Meet the musicians making folk political again | CBC News

Their lyrics are pointed, specific and reference big political events that happened just days ago. Protest music experts say the responsiveness to the current moment has helped these artists catch fire online but say they'll need to move their message into the real world if they want it to stick.

CBC
Noriko ManabeFeb 3
I was interviewed by Axios on recent protest music about ICE. https://www.axios.com/2026/02/02/protest-music-minneapolis-ice-trump-grammys
Playlist of the resistance: Protesters mourn through music

Dissenters are harnessing music as a tool of resistance.

Axios
Show threadNoriko ManabeJan 30
@georgetakei TBF he has unified Democrats and moderate Republicans lately.
Noriko ManabeJan 30
I participated in @npr.org AirTalk with Larry Mantle, where callers chimed in on what they thought about @brucespringsteen.net 's new anthem on #ICE and #Minneapolis. Some very interesting comments. https://omny.fm/shows/airtalk/what-goes-into-know-your-rights-training-tv-talk-and-more
What goes into ‘know your rights’ training?, TV Talk, and more - AirTalk

Today on AirTalk: Bruce Springsteen has a new protest song — but does it matter? (0:30) How are restaurants doing amid ICE raids and weak consumer confidence? ? (20:17) New book digs into how easy it is to join a cult (33:53) What goes into ‘know your rights’ training? We ask those providing them following ICE raids (51:24) TikTok and other social media giants taken to court for claims of harming youth mental health (1:10:59) TV Talk: ‘Bridgerton,’ ‘Wonder Man,’ ‘Vanished,’ and more!(1:34:13) Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency   

Noriko ManabeJan 30
This excellent article by Alex Lauer considers #ice protest songs, many by Minneapolis musicians whom he interviews, and the role of music in protests. I was honored to offer comments. #protestsong https://www.insidehook.com/music/ice-protest-songs-galvanizing-minneapolis
This Machine Melts ICE: The Protest Songs Galvanizing Minneapolis, and Now the Entire Country

Minnesota musicians have inspired countless Americans with their ICE protest music. Now, Bruce Springsteen is amplifying the message.

InsideHook
Noriko ManabeJan 25
I've written this blogpost on ICE protest chants & songs, w/ a large section of transcriptions of singing at protests by faith leaders and the Singing Resistance. It also includes songs about ICE agents' perceived masculinity issues and new songs protesting ICE. https://medium.com/@norikomanabe/ice-protest-songs-and-chants-minnesota-general-strike-january-23-and-beyond-b76358a569ca?source=friends_link&sk=4a1ac025ae4aee44c267164bb5f022f3
Noriko ManabeJan 13
I've written this blogpost on protest chants, transcribed, from protests since Renee Good's killing by ICE. At the end, there are two songs written about ICE. https://medium.com/@norikomanabe/ice-out-for-good-protests-january-8-11-2026-7bb8daed7e7e
Noriko ManabeJan 5
I made this video on the relationship between Japanese language & Western-based musical styles for the French Society for Japanese Studies. It looks at how word and stress systems interact w/ musical rhetoric and how gendered language contributes to narrative. Examples include English, French, and Japanese versions of "Save the Last Dance for Me" and Japanese rap, incl. women rappers Coma-chi and Awich. There are timestamps in the description if you want to skip around. https://youtu.be/IqQ0Iy_7dIQ
Japanese language in Western-based popular music, by Noriko Manabe.

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Noriko ManabeJun 27, 2025

My chapter, “Intertextuality in Protest Music: A Typology” in The Oxford Handbook of Protest Music, edited by Eric Drott and me, has been published on Oxford Handbooks Online. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190653866.013.0045

Links to videos and audio can be found here: https://www.norikomanabe.com/publications/web-figuresmusical-examples-for-intertextuality-in-protest-music #protest #music

Noriko ManabeJun 20, 2025
In this blogpost, I've transcribed chants and posted songs heard in the No Kings protests of June 14. https://medium.com/@norikomanabe/no-kings-protests-chants-and-songs-ae158c65503b
No Kings protests: chants and songs | Medium

This post presents transcriptions of chants from No Kings protests of June 2025. Sung chants, protest songs, parodies, and original songs are also discussed.

Medium