Afro-Colombian Hip-Hop: Globalization, Transcultural Music and Ethnic Identities
Christopher Dennis, Ph.D.
Christopher Dennis, an associate professor of Spanish language and Latin American literatures and cultures at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, explores how hip-hop artists use music and digital media to rework ethnic identities. He will introduce the audience to some of the most renowned Afro-Colombian hip-hop artists, their musical innovations, and production and distribution practices.
In addition to research on popular music, including his new book Afro-Colombian Hip-Hop: Globalization, Transcultural Music and Ethnic Identities, Dennis has published articles on Afro-Colombian literature, racial iconography and Cartagena’s tourist industry, and the representation of black subjects in Colombian colonial literature.
Admission is free. A reception will be held at 4:30 p.m.
Sponsored By
Department of Languages and Cultures and the Center for Equality and JusticeContact
cej@callutheran.edu
805-493-3694