In this episode, The Rap Scholars discuss the heated issue of what critics are calling "mumble rap," a contemporary trap style pioneered by artists such …
In this episode, The Rap Scholars discuss what Nasir calls "f*ck boy consciousness" or the emotional R&B underside of trap music. Music includes Drake, PARTYNEXTDOOR, …
In this episode, The Rap Scholars explore the Jamaican dancehall trend getting increasingly popular in the American rap scene, including whether black Americans can appropriate …
Learn all about museums in Shanghai from our latest episode, which features a conversation between Public Humanities graduate student Zhuohan (Bella) Jiang and Susan Smulyan, …
How are artists and performers finding creative uses for archival materials? On our latest episode we’re joined by Kate Duffy, a doctoral candidate in American …
In this episode, The Rap Scholars discuss the spirituality of trap music with guest Temar France, producer of the "Marginalia" podcast. In line with the …
What role does folklore play in modern life? What is folklore, anyway? In this episode, Amelia Golcheski interviews West Virginia state folklorist Emily Hilliard to …
What is moonhaus? Find out in our conversation with Rica Maestas and Julia Renaud, the hosts behind a recent installation and event series that invited …
Every museum has its own unique soundtrack. This week on Public Work, Ruby Thiagarajan, a first-year Master’s Student in Public Humanities at Brown University, talks …