Call for Papers
The Hip Hop and Higher Education online conference is a one-day event, funded by the British Association for American Studies (BAAS), that will take place on Thursday 15th July 2021. Through this conference, we seek to do three things:
In order to reflect and honour the dynamism of Hip Hop, music and performance will feature throughout the day. In that vein, we not only invite artists, academics (early careers/established) and members of the Hip Hop community to submit proposals for papers, but also group presentations, performances, videos, virtual exhibitions, discussion groups and creative workshops.
Deadline and instructions for abstract submissions:
Please email a 300-word abstract clearly outlining your proposal, as well as a brief 100-word bio to alex.mason@sheffield.ac.uk by the 5th December 2020
Possible topics pertaining to Hip Hop and higher education include (but are not limited to):
We look forward to hearing from you!
Dr Alex Mason (Arts & Humanities Knowledge Exchange Project Manager, University of Sheffield)
Dr Stuart Green (Senior Lecturer in Spanish, Leeds University)
Otis Mensah (Independent Artist and Educator)