Elliott Powell

Elliott Powell is Beverly and Richard Fink Professor in Liberal Arts and Associate Professor of American Studies and Asian American Studies at the University of Minnesota. His research examines Afro-South Asian musical collaborations, queer black aesthetics, and sexuality politics in popular music. Award-winning book Sounds from the Other Side explores cross-cultural exchanges in black popular music.

Current projects include Erotic City: Minneapolis, Prince, and the Porn Wars and Illegitimate Sounds. Honors include Woody Guthrie Book Award, Philip Brett Book Award, and Morse-Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award.