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Noted Hip-Hop Scholar James Peterson to lecture

October 27, 2014

4:30 PM

Hillel House Multipurpose Room (101)

Contact: Susan Piribek

On Monday, October 27, at 4:30 pm in the Hillel Multipurporse Room, Professor James Peterson, the noted hip-hop scholar, journalist, and African-American Studies expert will deliver a public lecture titled “A Cover, a Photo and a Playlist: Seeing the Invisible Underground of Hip Hop Culture.” Prof. Peterson is one of the country’s leading experts in hip-hop culture, and will be teaching a course at W&L this coming spring term titled “Concepts of the Underground in Black Literature and Culture.” All are invited to attend his lecture. Any questions can be directed to Marc Conner at connerm@wlu.edu.