Performing Arts

JSTOR Daily stories related to a broad range of performing arts, including music, stand-up comedy, and the Broadway stage. All stories feature links to publicly accessible research on JSTOR.

Tweet from For Exposure reading, "When it comes to payment, I can not make any guarantees. There are no guarantees in anything."

Should Artists Work for Free?

The Twitter account @forexposure_txt is dedicated to documenting requests for artists and creatives to work for free. But should artists work for free?

Art and the Wake of 9/11

Art after the 9/11 attacks

Title card for Weird Al Yankovic: #WordCrimes

The Prose and Pedagogy of “Weird Al” Yankovic

The pedagogy in the music of "Weird Al" Yankovic

Editors' Picks

Arts & Culture

Girls Gone Greek

The most influential character on Showtime’s Yellowjackets is the one who goes unnamed: Dionysus.

Politics & History

Celebrating Black History Month

JSTOR Daily editors pick their favorite stories for Black History Month.

Business & Economics

The Art of the Deal or the Dirt?

Will so-called Trump Tariffs ensure that the United States has the minerals it needs to transition to sustainable energy?

Politics & History

Greenland: Polar Politics

Though it may seem like a new topic of concern, the glaciated landscape of Greenland has floated in and out of American politics for decades.

Business & Economics

How Progressives Legalized Usury

In the early twentieth century, reformers united with capitalists to promote high-interest lending, overthrowing opposition to usury rooted in Christian tradition.

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