Benoit Y. Vallee

Benoit Y. Vallee is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Latin American and Latinx Studies at Bates College. His research focuses on Hip-Hop culture, particularly the transnational experiences of Dominicans in New York City and the Dominican Republic. He holds an MA from Université de Rennes 2 and an MA & PhD from the University at Albany, SUNY.

• Education:
• MA, Université de Rennes 2
• MA & PhD, University at Albany, SUNY

His work examines ethno-racial identities, cultural empowerment through Hip-Hop, and the transnational dynamics of Blackness and Latinidad. Central to his research is a book manuscript, Scratchin’ Preconceptions: Transnational Hip-Hop among Dominicans between New York City and the Dominican Republic, which highlights Dominican contributions to Hip-Hop and its cultural politics. Methodologically, he employs ethnographic studies, visual analysis, and archival work.

No specific articles or grants are listed, but his research emphasizes the historical and cultural intersections of Hip-Hop within diasporic communities. He currently teaches at Bates College’s Latin American and Latinx Studies department.