Gavilan College &
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ResearchMy research in the California Community Colleges investigates the effects of decades of disinvestment from public education in the United States and solutions for building more equitable community colleges for the California public and beyond. My recent research in Nigeria examines the negotiation of gender, Indigenous culture, and Islam through the lens of Yorùbá popular musical genres.
I have conducted research with performing artists in southwestern Nigeria for over 20 years and was granted an honorary chieftaincy title in Èrìn-Òṣun, recognizing decades of collaborative work within the community. My book, Yorùbá Bàtá Goes Global: Artists, Culture Brokers, and Fans, documents how practitioners of a 600-year-old plus performance tradition, bàtá, have strategically recast themselves as traditional performers in a global market. |
Yorùbá Bàtá Goes Global:
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