Tanya L. Saunders
  Assistant Professor

    681 Taylor Street
    Department of Sociology and Anthropology
    Bethlehem, PA 18015
    Tel: 610.758.3819
    Fax: 610.758.6552
    E-mail: tas207@lehigh.edu

Dissertation Title: The Cuban Remix: Rethinking Culture and Political Participation In Contemporary Cuba

Research Interests
Postcolonial Studies
Identity (Race, Gender, Sexuality)
Cultural Sociology
African Diaspora Studies
Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Recent Conference Presentations

•  "Thinking Culture, Hip Hop Aesthetics and Political Participation In Contemporary Cuba," Art, Culture and Public Sphere, University Iuav of Venice, Venice, Italy; November 4-8, 2008.

•  "The Alternative Music Scene, Underground Hip Hop and the Politics of Protest Music," American Sociological Association, Boston, MA; August 1-4, 2008.

• "The Cuban Remix: Rethinking Culture, Hip Hop Aesthetics and Political Participation in Contemporary Cuba" 1968: Impact and Implications. BSA Theory Study Group Conference in collaboration with Birkbeck Institute for Social Research, Clore Management Centre, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK. July 3-4, 2008.