Are you interested in knowing more about Black and Latino
identity and relations, politics, and rap? Would you like to know what it's
like to be an Editor for a peer-reviewed academic journal, a journalist for the
Guardian, and about research opportunities? If so, you should come to the BSOS
Dean’s Student Advisory Council’s Brown Bag Discussion, Tuesday November 17. We
will be featuring Dr. Jason Nichols from the African American Studies
Department.
Dr. Jason Nichols (AASD)
*You don’t have to be an AASD major to attend
Wednesday, November 18
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: 2141K Tydings Hall
(Complimentary Breakfast)
Dr. Nichols has an abundance of expertise and a bevy of real
world knowledge to provide. As Editor-in-Chief of Words Beats & Life: The
Global Journal of Hip-Hop Culture, the first peer-reviewed journal of hip-hop
studies, Dr. Nichols is known on campus for both his scholarly work and his
engagement beyond the classroom. Dr. Nichols additionally writes for the
Guardian on subjects like Black masculinity, hip-hop and dance, and being a
rapper in the group Wade Waters.