Organizer: The Asian American Education Project

Type/Location: Virtual

Description:

Join the Asian American Education Projector for our workshop series, APIDA Hip Hop Scholars Webinars. In this webinar, we will be joined by Dr. Melvin Villaver, Jr. to discuss Filipino and Black communities and their shared resistance in music. Filipinos and Black Americans have historically performed solidarity through music. From the early histories of Filipino labor ports to the rise of Filipinos in hip hop, Black music has been a transformative space for Filipino musicians to resist colonial logics and thrive in Western society. Join us to learn more about the shared resistance of Filipino and Black Americans in music from the Blues through Hip Hop.

About the Speaker:

Melvin Earl Villaver, Jr. is a Hip Hop artist and scholar, honing his expertise in both Blues Epistemology and music production. He earned his Ph.D. in American Studies from Purdue University in August 2023 and currently serves as an Assistant Professor, jointly appointed in Audio Technology and Global Black Studies at Clemson University. With nearly two decades of experience in music production and songwriting, Dr. Villaver rigorously blends the practical nuances of Black musical technical skill with the rich theoretical and historical foundations of Black music studies in his research and teaching.

Registration Link:

To attend the event online, please register here.