Charise Cheney, Department of Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies

Charise Cheney

Charise Cheney

Associate Professor, Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies
Affiliate, History
Practice Areas: African American, Black, Pop Culture, Race, Gender, Sexuality, Rap, Music, Politics, Activism

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Biography:

Charise Cheney is an academic expert in African American pop culture and how it relates to race, gender, and sexuality. Her recent work focuses the use of Black stereotypes by white artists in their music and videos. Charise’s book, “Brothers Gonna Work It Out: Sexual Politics in the Golden Age of Rap Nationalism,” examines the political expression of rap artists within the historical tradition of Black nationalism.

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