Jack Hamilton
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Jack Hamilton is Slate’s pop critic and assistant professor of American studies and media studies at the University of Virginia. He is the author of Just Around Midnight: Rock and Roll and the Racial Imagination.

Pop, Race, and the ’60s
Nov. 17 2016 4:50 PM“Family Affair” and “Brown Sugar”The ’60s end, and things get complicated.Jack Hamilton
Pop, Race, and the ’60s
Sept. 22 2016 12:24 PM“Blowin’ in the Wind” and “A Change Is Gonna Come”Two iconic protest anthems reveal the deeply interconnected—and interracial—roots of ’60s folk, soul, and rock ’n’ roll.Jack Hamilton
Slate Plus
Jan. 29 2015 1:04 PMListen to Our January Music RoundupBeat the chill with our winter playlist, exclusively for Slate Plus members.Jack Hamilton, Dee Lockett, Leon Neyfakh, and John Swansburg
Slate Picks
Oct. 30 2014 6:03 PMListen to Our October Music RoundupYour autumn playlist to put on repeat, exclusively for Slate Plus members.Boer Deng, Courtney Duckworth, Jack Hamilton, Aisha Harris, Dan Kois, Dee Lockett, Chris Molanphy, and Forrest Wickman
Pop, Race, and the ’60s
Oct. 6 2016 8:00 AM“Son of a Preacher Man” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water”What does it mean to say a record—or a singer—has “soul”?Jack Hamilton
TV Club Podcast
Nov. 20 2015 4:59 PMThe Empire Podcast, Episode 8Slate’s TV Club hosts discuss the good parts of this week’s refreshing episode of Empire.Jack Hamilton and Aisha Harris
Slate Picks
Jan. 5 2015 10:51 AMListen to Our December Music RoundupWarm up with our winter playlist, exclusively for Slate Plus members.Jack Hamilton, Dee Lockett, Abby McIntyre, and Forrest Wickman