ABOUT

Clair Nguyen serves as Lecturer in Music Theory at UNC Greensboro. Her primary research focuses on the intersections of music theory and film & media studies that includes films, music videos, video games, theme park music, Japanese anime, and Hatsune Miku rhythm games. Her secondary research area centers on Vietnamese popular and traditional music, including the vọng cổ tradition. She currently serves as advisor for the UNCG Animation Club as well as co-chair for the Society of Music Theory’s Film and Multimedia interest group. Clair has presented at various regional and national academic conferences and loves to bring music theory to anime conventions and places beyond the scope of traditional academia.