A Year Since Sikes
On March 3rd I successfully defended my dissertation, which was my final official obligation to Clemson University before I graduate in May. The auditorium in which I defended was filled...
On Hip-Hop, Teaching, and Social Justice: An Interview with A.D. Carson
“This month I interviewed A.D. Carson, a performance artist and educator from Decatur, Illinois. He is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design at Clemson University doing...
Is Donald Trump melting your brain? Then listen to these 10 albums
“On February 14, dance and punk music star Moby claimed Washington insiders had showed him documents that could impeach Trump. Days later, African American PhD student A.D. Carson presented his...
An Activist Defends His Dissertation in Rap
“And If I’m scaring you brothers, if I’m scaring you. Just tell ’em I came to do the talking. You just came to listen.” That’s an opening line in A.D....
Clemson doctoral student produces rap album for dissertation; it goes viral
CLEMSON — Clemson University doctoral student A.D. Carson is many things — poet, activist, and rap artist to name a few — but “typical Ph.D. candidate” is not one of...
Bleacher Report: “Who’s the Real MVP?”
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Owning My Masters: An Artist’s Introduction
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