PROFESSOR MARTHA DIAZ
NYU Gallatin University
DOCTOR JASON NICHOLS
The University of Maryland
THE POWER OF HIP HOP : EXCHANGE
A one-day international seminar exploring the opportunities, challenges and legacy of hip-hop as a tool for social change.
The Power of Hip Hop: EXCHANGE is a unique academic seminar that explores the role, challenges and potential of hip hop culture in facilitating positive social change in global contexts, and its role as a site of resistance and identity.
Featuring a programme of academic panels, keynote papers, artist performances and practitioner presentations, this event harnesses In Place of War’s vast international network of grassroots artists and blends it with a rich selection of researchers exploring issues including but not limited to hip-hop and gender, race, religion, commerce, and conflict.
‘Fight between my conscience and the skin that’s on my body / Man I need to fight the power but I need that new Ferrari’
Vince Staple, Lift Me Up
DR EITHNE QUINN
The University of Manchester
DR RICHARD BRAMWELL
The University of Cambridge
TERESA BEAN MA
In Place of War