Research output per year
Research output per year
Research Student
Research activity per year
Rap music has historically been criminalised and censored, including today in the context of UK Drill and the accusation that it is responsible for an epidemic of knife violence. My research challenges misunderstandings of rap and rappers, instead arguing it has a role not only in understanding violence, but providing possible solutions. I am primarily focused on psychosocial alternatives to the criminal justice system.
My approach to research and my work more widely, is informed by decoloniality. I am interested in the relationship between academia and activism, and how participatory research, particularly related to audio and music, can disrupt academic hierarchies.
Seminar lead for the following modules:
Master, Psychoanalytic Studies, Birkbeck University of London
2016 → 2018
Award Date: 1 Nov 2018
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Non-textual output › Digital or Visual Products
Research output: Non-textual output › Digital or Visual Products
Research output: Non-textual output › Digital or Visual Products
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Wanda Canton (Participant)
Activity: Events › Conference
Wanda Canton (Presenter)
Activity: External talk or presentation › Invited talk
Wanda Canton (Organiser)
Activity: Events › Workshop
Wanda Canton (Presenter)
Activity: External talk or presentation › Invited talk