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Catherine M. Appert is an Associate Professor at Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences, affiliated with the Department of Music, Africana Studies and Research Center, Department of Anthropology, and the Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program. She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Ethnomusicology with a graduate certificate in Women's Studies from UCLA.
- Education: Ph.D. and M.A. in Ethnomusicology, University of California, Los Angeles; Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies, UCLA
Her research explores the intersections of globalization, migration, gender, and cultural memory in Senegalese and Gambian hip hop. She specializes in feminist ethnography, critical disability studies, and ethnomusicology, with a focus on African and diasporic musics. Her work also addresses the role of hip hop in social change and urban identity.
Appert's scholarship includes studies on hybridity in African popular music, the ethics of ethnographic fieldwork, and the mobilization of hip hop in Dakar. Her publications appear in Ethnomusicology, Africa, and New Literary History, with chapters in influential volumes like the Oxford Handbook of Protest Music and Rap Français.
- Scientific Awards: Marcia Herndon Prize (2020), Honorable mention for Herndon Prize (2017), Richard Waterman Prize (2016), Charles Seeger Prize (2011)
At Cornell, she teaches courses on hip hop aesthetics, global hip hop cultures, African and diasporic musics, postcolonial theory, and ethnographic methods. Her research has been supported by institutions including the Fulbright-Hays Program, the American Council for Learned Societies, and the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies.
