- Ph.D., Indiana University, 2005
Fernando Orejuela
Senior Lecturer, Folklore and Ethnomusicology
he/him/el
- forejuel@iu.edu
- (812) 855-0399
- 800 E. 3rd St., 231
- Office Hours
Education
Research interests
- hip hop music and culture
- popular music
- subculture studies
- body art
- youth cultures
- children's folklore
- sports
- game and play in culture
- popular culture
- pedagogy
- United States
Courses recently taught
- Methods & Theories
- Introduction to Folklore
- Latinos & Hip Hop Culture
- Hip Hop Music & Culture
- Children’s Folklore
- Survey of Hip Hop
- Youth Sub-Cultures & Music
Awards & Distinctions
- Trustees Teaching Award (2013)
- Indiana Humanities Council Humanities Initiative Grant (2011)
- Trustees Teaching Award (2010)
Publication highlights
- Black Lives Matter and Music: Protest, Intervention, Reflection. Co-editor with Stephanie Shonekan. (Indiana University Press, 2018).
- Rap and Hip Hop Culture. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2015).
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