Raquel Campos Valverde

Dr. Raquel Campos Valverde serves as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the School of Media and Communication, University of Leeds, where she investigates digital music cultures through the MUSICSTREAM project. Her work bridges Popular Music studies, Ethnomusicology, and Internet Research with a focus on user experiences in streaming ecosystems and social media environments, particularly within Spanish cultural contexts.

Her academic foundation includes:

• PhD in Arts and Creative Industries from London South Bank University (2019)
• MMus in Ethnomusicology from SOAS, University of London
• BHons in Sociology from Universidad de Granada, Spain

Campos Valverde's research critically examines how digital infrastructures shape musical experiences, with current emphasis on cultural inequality in streaming taxonomies and algorithmic recommenders. She employs digital ethnography to analyze music circulation across social platforms, exploring moral economies of sharing and imagined listening communities. Her scholarship reveals persistent tensions between platform design and cultural diversity, highlighting how technical architectures reinforce systemic biases in music discovery and consumption.

Analysis of her publication trajectory shows evolving focus from social media musicking (2018-2022) toward critical platform studies (2023-2025), with consistent attention to ethical implications of digital music environments. Recent work demonstrates sophisticated interdisciplinary methodology combining interface analysis, ethnographic observation, and critical algorithm studies.

Her recognition includes:

• 2019 Andrew Goodwin Memorial Postgraduate Prize from IASPM UK/Ireland

Campos Valverde maintains active engagement with academic communities through editorial contributions to the Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology and IASPM Journal. Her prior teaching role at King's College London demonstrates commitment to knowledge dissemination, while her current research directly addresses urgent questions about equity in digital cultural infrastructure. The MUSICSTREAM project positions her at the forefront of critical platform studies within music scholarship.

As core researcher in the MUSICSTREAM initiative, she collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to deconstruct streaming platform architectures, producing actionable insights for more inclusive music technology design through rigorous ethnographic and critical technical approaches.