Archives in Sound with Ali Maaxa, PhD

Ali Maaxa is a Portland-based writer, radio host, musician, media maker and anthropologist. She has published books, articles, talks and films based in her decolonial fieldwork with arts communities throughout the Global South. Since 2002, she has leveraged her PhD in anthropology of media and music to teach and present her expertise globally, including topics from Southern hip-hop, digital Africa, global feminist theory, writing, and research methodologies. She has served as a fellow with the Mellon, Peacock, FLAS, and Wilgus foundations as well as national and global humanities centers.