I am interested in how the urban soundscape can be framed as a discursive and material site of belonging and exclusion in the city. Centering the concept of the “sonic landscape” (i.e., the way a place sounds), my research seeks to explore the ways in which (sub)urban sound alongside the cultural production/practices of rap and hip hop in Mantes-la-Jolie, France inform the everyday regulation of mobility and surveillance of Black and racialized youth perceived as “unassimilated”, whilst equally providing a lyrical and sonic critique of entrenched colorblind discourse and ideology in the French setting.
Previous Degree:
- MA Geography, Paris Sorbonne Université (2019)
- BA Geography, Kennesaw State University (2014)
Publications:
Raymond Jennings (2021) Review: Joy White, Terraformed: Urban Geography, 42:8, 1214-1215
