I am an interdisciplinary researcher and composer interested in the confluence between culture, neoliberalism, communities and social inequalities.
I am a Visiting Research Fellow and the academic joint-lead for MMU's Critical Race and Ethnicity Research Cluster. I am also the Special Adviser on Research for Black British Academics with national advisory responsibilities for over 20 PhD candidates. I have also been appointed Visiting Professor at the Federal University of the Amazonas (UFAM).
Experience
2015–present
Joint Academic Lead, Critical Race and Ethnicity Research Cluster, The Centre for Social Change and Community Wellbeing, Manchester Metropolitan University
2015–present
Visiting Research Fellow, Manchester Metropolitan University
2015–present
Visiting Professor, Federal University of the Amazonas
Education
2014
Manchester Metropolitan University, PGCAP
1999
University of Edinburgh, PhD in Musical Composition
1992
University of Edinburgh, BMus (Hons)
Publications
2018
Black Scholarly Activism between the Academy and Grassroots: A Bridge for Identities and Social Justice, Palgrave Macmillan
2017
The Polemics of CLR James and Contemporary Black Activism, Palgrave Macmillan
2016
International Perspectives of Multiculturalism: The Ethical Challenges, Nova Science Publishers
2015
Urban Dialectics, the Market and Youth Engagement: The ‘Black’ Face of Eurocentrism?, Nova Science Publishers
2014
Alternative Education and Community Engagement: Making Education a Priority, Palgrave Macmillan
Professional Memberships
Associate of the London College of Music (ALCM)
Licentiate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (LGSM)
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA)