Monique Charles

Dr. Monique Charles is a cultural sociologist, theorist and methodologist.  She completed her Ph.D. at Warwick University in Coventry, England, where she developed a method for analyzing music within the social sciences. Her research interests include popular culture, music/musicology, sound studies, embodiment, spirituality, cultural studies, class, gender and race with a particular interest in the African Diaspora (i.e. Black people in Europe and North America). She has published in sociology, cultural studies and qualitative methods journals and has several articles and a book in progress titled “Black British Grime Goes Global: Social Media, Subcultural Practice and Citizenship.” She will be teaching courses in research methods, subcultures and black music for Sociology and Ethnic Studies.