121: BONUS: EdUp Embedded: Dr. A.D. Carson, Assistant Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia

In this BONUS The EdUp Experience episode, Elizabeth Leiba talks one-on-one with Dr. A.D. Carson, Assistant Professor of Hip-Hop, Department of Music, University of Virginia. 

A.D. talks about his super interesting origin story. He and Liz also discuss the need for higher education to provide more diverse course offerings and the story behind A.D.’s dissertation, which is unlike any other! 

A.D. Carson is an award-winning performance artist and educator from Decatur, Ill. His work focuses on race, literature, history, rhetorics and performance. He received a Ph. D. in Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design at Clemson University.

A.D. released the first peer-reviewed rap album ever published by an academic press in 2020. i used to love to dream U-M Press!

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