Travis Lars Gosa Curriculum Vitae
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Updated October 2011 Travis Lars Gosa Curriculum Vitae Cornell University Africana Studies & Research Center 310 Triphammer Road Ithaca, NY 14850 USA Voice: 607-254-3342 Fax: 607-255-0784 Email: [email protected] Web: http://asrc.cornell.edu/gosa.html Ph.D., Sociology, Johns Hopkins University, May 2008 Dissertation: Oppositional Culture, Hip-Hop, and the Schooling of Black Youth Substantive Fields: Sociology of Education, Race/Ethnicity, Social Inequality Committee: Karl Alexander, Katrina Bell McDonald, Pamela Bennett M.A., Sociology, Johns Hopkins University, May 2005 Certificate for concentration in Social Inequality French Reading and Research Proficiency Exam B.S., Sociology; B.S., Political Science, Shepherd College, May 2002 Summa Cum Laude, Honors Program PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS 2009- Cornell University, Assistant Professor of Social Science, Africana Studies & Research Center -Appointments: (1) Graduate Field of Africana, (2) Graduate Field of Education, (3) Cornell University Center for the Study of Inequality 2008-2009 Williams College, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies & Sociology 2007-2008 Johns Hopkins University, Instructor, Africana Studies & Sociology AREAS OF INTEREST Sociology of Education Sociology of the Family Race and Ethnicity Popular/Youth Culture Qualitative Research Methods Digital Inequality SCHOLARSHIP 1) Publications Peer Reviewed Articles Gosa, Travis L. 2011. “Counterknowledge, Racial Paranoia, and the Cultic Milieu: Decoding Hip Hop Conspiracy Theory.” Poetics: The Journal of Empirical Research on Culture, the Media and the Arts. 39(3). Available in June. Gosa, Travis L. 2010. “Not Another Remix: How Obama Became the First Hip-Hop President.” Journal of Popular Music Studies, 22(4), p. 389-415. Travis Lars Gosa Curriculum Vitae Page 1 Gosa, Travis L. and Karl Alexander. 2007. “Family (Dis)Advantage and The Educational Prospects of Better-Off African American Youth: How Race Still Matters,” Teachers College Record, 109 (2), p. 285- 321. Book Chapters Gosa, Travis L. and Tristan Fields. 2012. “Is Hip Hop Education Another Hustle? The (Ir)Responsible Use of Hip Hop as Pedagogy.” Hip-Hop(e): The Cultural Practice and Critical Pedagogy of International Hip-Hop. Brad J. Porfilio & Michael Viola (Eds.). Peter Lang. (Publication available mid-2012.) Gosa, Travis L. 2011. “Black Youth, Social Media, and the 2008 Presidential Election.” Social Media: Impact & Usage, H. Al-Deen & J. Hendricks (Eds.). Lexington Books. (Publication available late 2011). Gosa, Travis L. 2011. “Crank Dat Barack Obama!: Social Media and Race in the 2008 Presidential Election.” Race/Gender/Media: Considering Diversity Across Audience, Content, and Producers,3rd Edition. Rebecca Ann Lind (Ed.) Allyn & Bacon Press. (Publication available late 2011.) Gosa, Travis L. 2011. “Mama Tried: Narratives of Good and Bad Mothering in Rap Music.” Mothering & Hip Hop Culture, J. Motapanya & Shana Calixte (Eds.). Demeter Press. (Publication available late 2011.) Gosa, Travis L. 2011. “The Audacity of Dope: Rap Music, Race, and the Obama Presidency.” Obama- Mania: Critical Essays on Representations, Discussions and Meditations in Popular Culture of President Barack Obama. Nicholas Yanes & Derrais Carter (Eds.). McFarland &Company. (Publication available late 2011.) Essays and Book Reviews Gosa, Travis L. 2009. “Hip-Hop Politics, Activism, & The Future of Hip-Hop.” Journal of Popular Music Studies. 22 (2). p. 240-246. Gosa, Travis L. 2009. “All About the Beat: Why Hip-Hop Can’t Save Black America.” Journal of Popular Music and Society. 32 (5). p. 567-569. Gosa, Travis L. 2009. “The 21st Century Hip-Hop Minstrel Show: Are We Continuing the Blackface Tradition?” Journal of American Culture. 32, (4). p. 356. 2) Unpublished Work To Be Resubmitted Gosa, Travis L. “It’s Bigger Than Rap: The Political Economy of Hip Hop Studies, Culture, & Intelligentsia.” (Revised Article for Resubmission) Gosa, Travis L. “Hip Hop Studies, Underground: Rethinking Hip Hop Knowledge and Culture.” (Revised Article for Resubmission) Travis Lars Gosa Curriculum Vitae Page 2 In Progress Gosa, Travis L. The School of Hard Knocks: A Hip Hop Theory of Black Schooling and Education Reform. (Book Proposal and Manuscript ) Gosa, Travis L. “Conspiracy Theory and Racial Paranoia in Obamerica.” (Article) Gosa, Travis L. “Why Do Students Resist Hip Hop Studies?” The Medium is the Lesson: Using Literature, Film, and New Media to Teach Politics. Robert W. Glover & Daniel Tagliarina (Eds.). (Book Chapter) 3) Invited Talks, Lectures, Conference Presentations, and Press 2011 Invited Speaker: “Conspiracy Theory and Racial Paranoia in Obamerica.” American Identity in the Age of Obama Conference. John D. O'Bryant African American Institute, Northeastern University. Boston, MA, March 2011. Discussant/Chair: “Community Development and the African Diaspora.” National Council for Black Studies, Cincinnati, OH, March 2011. Panelist: “Committed to Serve: Africana Studies at Predominantly White.” National Council for Black Studies, Cincinnati, OH, March 2011. Invited Speaker: Latino Studies Program, Fridays With Faculty Luncheon Seminar. Cornell University. March 2011 2010 Invited Speaker: “The Question of Hip Hop Politics: From Afrika Bambaataa to Barack Obama.” The Johns Hopkins University Black Graduate Student Association’s Annual Lecture, Baltimore, MD, November, 2010. University-Wide Lecture: “Culture and Opportunity: Understanding the Racial Achievement Gaps in Schooling.” Focus on Faculty: Leading Edge Research, Teaching and Pedagogy. Cornell University Board of Trustees Meetings, October, 2010. Discussant/Chair: “Black Sacrifice and Commitment at the Turn of the Century.” Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Raleigh, NC, October 2010. “Hustle and Grind”: The Promise and Peril of the Hip Hop Work Ethic and Entrepreneurial Spirit.” Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Raleigh, NC, October 2010. “Conspiracy Theory and Racial Paranoia in Obamerica: An Early Assessment.” Association of Black Sociologists Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, August, 2010. “Counterknowledge, Racial Paranoia, and the Cultic Milieu: Decoding Hip Hop Conspiracy Theory.” International Association for the Study of Popular Music Conference, New Orleans, April 2010. Moderator: “The New Africana Studies: Moving Forward Roundtable.” Cornell University 40th Travis Lars Gosa Curriculum Vitae Page 3 Anniversary Conference “Looking Back/Moving Forward:” The Future of Africana/Black Studies, Ithaca, NY, April 2010. Article on panel appeared in Cornell Chronicle, April 19, 2010. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April10/Africana40Cover.html. University-Wide Lecture: “Educational Attainment, Families, & African American Youth.” Department of Education 2010 Colloquium Series on Understanding the Achievement Gap in Education: Practical Realities and Insights from Research. March 2010. Article on lecture appeared in Cornell Chronicle, March 10, 2010. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March10/AchievementGap.html. 2009 “Yes, We Can? The Construction of Post-Racial Rhetoric in Obama-Hop.” George Mason University Department of African and African American Studies Conference on African Identities in the Age of Obama, Fairfax, VA, October 2009. “Hip Hop, Obama, and the Question of A Post-Racial America.” Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Cincinnati, OH, October 2009. Discussant/Chair: “Black Arts, Philosophy, and Consciousness.” Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Cincinnati, OH, October 2009. Hip-Hop & The Obama Presidency. Association of Black Sociologists Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, June, 2009. Discussant: “The Professionalization of Educators.” Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, March, 2009. “Graduating From The Streets": Alternative Status Attainment Models and Knowledge Systems in Hip- Hop.” Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, March, 2009. Invited Speaker: “Hip-Hop Politics and the Obama Presidency.” Africana Studies and Research Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. March 2009. 2008 Invited Panelist: “What Happens When Hip Hop is Archived?: Keeping the Study of Hip Hop Real and Relevant.” Born in the Bronx: A Conference Celebrating Hip Hop at Cornell. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. October 2008. Invited Speaker: "Graduating From the Streets": Alternative Status Attainment Models and Knowledge Systems in Hip Hop.” Harvard University Race, Culture, and Inequality Workshop: "Popular Culture & Disadvantaged African-American Youth." Department of Sociology, Harvard University. Cambridge, MA. October 2008. Invited Panelist: "Social Science and Humanities Insights into Teaching Africana Studies," Temple University AYA Conference, Philadelphia, PA. April 2008. 2007 Invited Speaker: “Messages in the Music: How Rap Lyrics Both Encourage and Discourage School Engagement”, The Achievement Gap Initiative: Structures, Cultures, and Achievement Gaps Conference, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, June. 2007. Travis Lars Gosa Curriculum Vitae Page 4 “Oppositional Culture Remixed: How Hip-Hop Promotes School Resistance and Academic Failure,” Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, February, 2007. 2006 “Educated Thugs and Philosophical Gangstas: The Construction of Black Academic Identities in Hip- Hop”, Popular Culture/American Culture Association Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. October, 2006. “The Construction of Oppositional Culture in Hip-Hop