Willa Stillwater

Willa Stillwater has a Ph.D. in English. Her doctoral research focused on the ways in which cultural narratives (such as racism) are made real for us by being "written" on our bodies, and she sees this concept as an important element of Michael Jackson's work - part of what he called social conditioning. She has been a Michael Jackson fan since she was nine years old.

Willa recently teamed up with Joie Collins to create Dancing with the Elephant, a weekly blog where readers are invited to share ideas and interpretations about Michael Jackson's work. Come join the conversation at http://dancingwiththeelephant.wordpress.com.