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Congratulations, Dr. Charles Athanasopoulos on being featured on the Breaking Culture Live Podcast!

Congratulations, Dr. Charles Athanasopoulos on being featured on the Breaking Culture Live Podcast (September 16) to preview the 2027 Cultural Studies Association Conference theme …

Dr. Rawls DJing

Dig, Sample, Chop, Sequence: Hip Hop Studies in Practice

Celebrating Creative Practice, Culture, and a New Era of Hip Hop at Ohio State

Dig, Sample, Chop, Sequence: Hip Hop Studies in Practice is an evening of DJing, beat making…

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New Hip Hop Minor

AAAS & Music Hip Hop Minor

The Hip Hop minor in African American & African Studies and Music consists of 15 semester hours: 6 hours in core requirements (AFAMAST/MUSIC 3450 & 3354) and 9 semester…

Dr. Jason Rawls being interviewed about Diddy Verdict

Congratulations Dr. Jason Rawls on Your New Article Published in Intellect Discover, Titled "Crate Missions & the Hip Hop Producer’s Ear: Listening, Legacy & Beat-Making as Archival Practice."

Congratulations Dr. Jason Rawls on your new article,"Crate Missions and the Hip Hop Producer’s Ear: Listening, Legacy and Beat-Making as Archival Practice in Intellect Discover."

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Professor Department of Comparative Studies, Associate Dean for Engagement, College of Arts and Sciences, Faculty Director of the STEAM Factory
Professor, Director of Ohio Prison Education Exchange Project
MA Student, Graduate Teaching Associate