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Malcolm James is an Associate Professor in Media and Cultural Studies (specializing in Media and Film) at the University of Sussex, affiliated with the School of Media, Arts and Humanities. He serves as Co-Director of the Sussex Centre for Cultural Studies. His research focuses on cultural studies and postcolonial approaches to race, nation, youth, urban environments, migration, music, and sound. He is the author of Sonic Intimacy: Reggae Sound Systems, Jungle Pirate Radio and Grime YouTube Music Videos (Bloomsbury, 2020) and Urban Multiculture: Youth, Politics and Cultural Transformation (Palgrave, 2015), and co-editor of Regeneration Songs: Sounds of Investment and Loss in East London (Repeater Books, 2018).
Academic roles include External Examiner positions for MA Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths University of London (2023), MA Race, Media and Social Justice at Goldsmiths (2022), and BA Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Leeds (2019–2022). His research interests span critical theory, media analysis, and the intersection of sound culture with political and social dynamics. He actively contributes to public discourse through media appearances, such as BBC Radio 4's The Listening Project and Surviving Society podcast discussions on his work.
Key research areas include the cultural politics of music (particularly Black diasporic genres), urban transformation, and the sociological implications of sound in postcolonial contexts. His work bridges theoretical frameworks with empirical studies of contemporary urban multiculture and its challenges.
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