Matthew Giobbi

Matthew Tyler Giobbi (born 1974) is an author and educator in the fields of music, science criticism, philosophy, media theory, psychoanalysis, and psychology. He has written A Postcognitive Negation: The Sadomasochistic Dialectic of American Psychology.[1]

Early life and education

Giobbi was born and raised in Easton and Wind Gap, Pennsylvania. He began studying music with Paul Schocker, a pianist and composer.[2]

He attended Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he studied trombone, and at Mannes School of Music. He performed with the New York Youth Symphony at Carnegie Hall, and was a trombonist with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Lima in Peru.

Giobbi studied trombone at Koninklijk Conservatorium, in Brussels.[3] In 2005, Giobbi earned a masters degree in psychology from the Graduate Faculty at The New School for Social Research in New York City. In 2009, he earned a Ph.D. from the European Graduate School, under Wolfgang Schirmacher.[4]

Career

Academia

Giobbi designed the first undergraduate course in media psychology at Rutgers University at Newark. The course was added to the university's curriculum catalogue in 2015.[5]

In 2014, he authored Media Psychology, published by Atropos Press.[6] His private teaching focus is now on the application of existential-phenomenological psychology and Buddhist psychology in the practice of creative and performing arts.[7]

Music

Albums

In 1998, Giobbi released Collected Songs,[8] which is a series of original songs, recorded in Brussels, Belgium. In 2018 he released an album of original compositions, Ode.[9] Take on Me, an album of jazz-inspired music from the 1980s was released in 2021.[10]

Singles

  • Noelle (2021)[11]
  • Silent Night (2021)[12]
  • Good King Wenceslas (2021)[13]
  • Did You Mean to Tell Me, "I Love You"? (2021)[14]
  • Suddenly! (2021)[15]
  • Whatcha Gonna Do? (2021)[16]
  • Do Your Thing! (2021)[17]
  • Once Upon a Time in Brussels (2021)[18]
  • How to Love Again (2019)[19]
  • Lost in Savannah (2019)[20]
  • Learning How to Swim (2018)[21]
  • Believe in Me (2018)[22]
  • Ragazza Mia (1998)[23]

Books

  • Musings: On Buddhist Psychology, Intellectual History, Psychodynamic Theory, Media Psychology, & Existential-Phenomenology. (Zürichsee Press, 2020). ISBN 979-8554962516.
  • Inner Harmony: Personal Exploration at The Piano. (Zürichsee Press, 2017). ISBN 1546348840.
  • Media Psychology. (Atropos Press, 2014). ISBN 194081393X.[24]
  • The Ego and the ID & Caesar and Me: An Introduction to the Text of Sigmund Freud Through The Twilight Zone. (Zürichsee Press, 2015). ISBN 1508591075.
  • An "A" Effort: The College Student's Guide to Success. (Tribeca Press, 2011). ISBN 149524038X.
  • A Postcognitive Negation: The Sadomasochistic Dialectic of American Psychology. (Atropos Press, 2010). ASIN: B014IC6Z72.[25]

References

  1. ^ "A Postcognitive Negation: The Sadomasochistic Dialectic of American Psychology". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
  2. ^ Report, Morning Call | Staff (1997-01-05). "3 CAREERS IN NUSIC PAUL SCHOCKER IS PERFORMER, COMPOSER AND A TEACHER". The Morning Call. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  3. ^ Report, Morning Call | Staff (1996-09-19). "SLIDING INTO A CAREER". The Morning Call. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  4. ^ "About". Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  5. ^ "Catalog Navigator : Courses". catalogs.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  6. ^ https://www.atropospress.com/media-psychology
  7. ^ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/matthew-t-giobbi-phd
  8. ^ Collected Songs by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 1998-09-01, retrieved 2023-12-29
  9. ^ Ode by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 2018-06-01, retrieved 2023-12-30
  10. ^ Take on Me by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 2021-04-13, retrieved 2023-12-30
  11. ^ Noelle - Single by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 2021-12-24, retrieved 2024-01-01
  12. ^ Silent Night - Single by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 2021-12-15, retrieved 2024-01-01
  13. ^ Good King Wenceslas - Single by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 2021-12-13, retrieved 2024-01-01
  14. ^ Did You Mean to Tell Me, "I Love You" ? - Single by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 2021-04-19, retrieved 2024-01-01
  15. ^ Suddenly! - Single by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 2021-04-19, retrieved 2024-01-01
  16. ^ Whatcha Gonna Do? - Single by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 2021-04-16, retrieved 2024-01-01
  17. ^ Do Your Thing! - Single by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 2021-04-13, retrieved 2024-01-01
  18. ^ Once Upon a Time in Brussels... - Single by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 2021-04-13, retrieved 2024-01-01
  19. ^ How to Love Again - Single by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 2019-01-21, retrieved 2024-01-01
  20. ^ Lost in Savannah - Single by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 2019-01-01, retrieved 2024-01-01
  21. ^ Learning How to Swim - Single by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 2018-12-26, retrieved 2024-01-01
  22. ^ Believe in Me - Single by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 2018-12-08, retrieved 2024-01-01
  23. ^ Matthew Giobbi - Ragazza Mia | iHeart, 1999-08-01, retrieved 2024-01-01
  24. ^ Giobbi, Matthew (2014-10-19). Media Psychology. New York (N.Y.): Atropos Press. ISBN 978-1-940813-93-6.
  25. ^ Giobbi, Matthew. A Postcognitive Negation: The Sadomasochistic Dialectic of American Psychology by Giobbi, Matthew (September 20, 2010) Paperback.