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Kyle DeCoste (he/him) is a Visiting Assistant Professor in Gender and Sexuality Studies and Music at Tulane University, specializing in U.S. popular music with a focus on race, gender, class, and childhood intersections through ethnographic and collaborative research.
His educational background includes:
- PhD in Ethnomusicology from Columbia University
- MA in Musicology from Tulane University
- BA in Music and Arts Administration from Bishop’s University
DeCoste's research examines how popular music articulates social identities, centering Black American music through abolitionist and Black feminist frameworks. Current projects include a country rap ethnography analyzing Southern race/place dynamics and a history of New Orleans' Original Pinettes Brass Band.
His publications reveal consistent exploration of music's cultural dimensions, particularly African American contexts, spanning brass band ethnographies, childhood poetics in literature, and intersectional analyses of race/gender in musical expression.
His scholarly recognition includes:
- 2021 Zora Neale Hurston Prize (American Folklore Society)
- Social Justice Paper Prize (Society for Ethnomusicology)
- David Sanjek Prize (I.A.P.M.S. U.S. branch)
- Peter Narváez Prize (I.A.P.M.S. Canadian branch)
Research funding has been secured from the Social Sciences and Research Council of Canada, Society for American Music, New Orleans Center for the Gulf South, and Newcomb Institute. While no formal advisees are listed, his collaborative projects with the Stooges Brass Band and Alex Blue V demonstrate community-engaged scholarship.
DeCoste's work operates through deep community partnerships in New Orleans' music scene, particularly with brass bands like the Original Pinettes, blending academic research with cultural preservation efforts.
