Upcoming at MSVU:
SSI 2022 - CULS 2202 Music and Culture (online)
SSI 2202 - CULS 2202 Music and Culture (on campus)
SSII 2022 - CULS 3306 Rap, Resistance, & Religion (on campus)
SSII 2022 - CULS 2203 History of Rock & Roll (on campus)
Upcoming Conferences:
CCSE (Congress), May 15-19
Insights for Critical Education from Hip Hop Cultural Workers in Canada
Past Lectures & Workshops:
Mount Saint Vincent University, for Dr. R. Warne, Special Topics: Dress Codes (2022)
A Critical History of Racist Night Club Dress Codes in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Under Pressure Presents: Off the Record (2020)
Hip Hop Education, panelist.
Peace Boat, 102nd Global Voyage: New York City to Montreal (2019)
Social Justice on Planet Hip Hop
Why Quebec? A History of French Culture in Eastern Canada
University of Memphis, Balancing the Mix Conference (2019)
Interrogating East of East: Social Justice Implications of Song Collecting and Archiving
Dalhousie University, LiveArtDance presents Gadfly & The Woods (2018)
Roundtable Discussion: Creativity in Context
Contemporary Dance as Kinetic Remix
Mount Saint Vincent University, for Dr. V. Leighteizer, Graduate Seminar (2018)
Remix: A Critical Perspective on Hip Hop Based Education
Hopscotch Festival (2018)
Roundtable Discussion
Peace Boat, 98th Global Voyage: Reykjavik to Halifax (2018)
Social Justice on Planet Hip Hop
The Culture of Canada and the Maritime Provinces
Dalhousie University, LiveArtDance presents Triptych (2015)
The Development of Hip Hop in Urban Spaces
Mount Allison University, Black History Month Speakers Series (2014)
Music as History: The Evolution of Hip Hop
Dalhousie University, for Dr. J. Warwick, The Rock & Roll Era and Beyond (2012)
Fear of a Black Planet: From NWA to Eminem
Mount Saint Vincent University, for Dr. R. Warne, Myth America (2012)
On dissent in the arts
Saint Mary’s University, for Dr. M. Beyers, Crime and Media (2012)
On depictions of race and criminality in music
Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS, for Prof. C. Goulet, Creative Writing (2011)
Uses of polyphonic voice in creative writing
Mount Saint Vincent University, Cultural Studies Speakers Series (2011)
Uncovering the Underground: Journeys Through The Heart of Hip Hop
Dalhousie University, for Dr. T. McCallum, Youth Cultures in Canada (2009)
On hip hop and street culture
Mount Saint Vincent University, for Prof. C. Goulet, Creative Writing (2008)
Pages & Stages: Poetry and Spoken Word
Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, for Dr. Z. Abramson, Sociology: Social Problems (2007)
On hip hop and conflict resolution
Canadian Festival of Spoken Word, Halifax NS (2007)
Poetry and Activism
Tatamagouche Centre Writer’s Retreat, Tatamagouche, NS (2007)
Writing Poetry & Hip Hop
HRM YouthFest Conference, Eastern Passage, NS (2006)
Hip Hop & Social Justice
Heartwood ReGeneration Symposium, Western Shore, NS (2006)
Hip Hop & Social Justice