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Joseph Schloss is an interdisciplinary scholar who studies the ways in which people use art—particularly music and dance—to develop new perspectives on social, cultural, and political issues. His primary research interest lies in hip-hop culture as part of a larger, complex set of expressive traditions within the African Diaspora. He is a past recipient of the Society for Ethnomusicology’s Charles Seeger Prize, and he has authored several influential books, including "Foundation: B-Boys, B-Girls and Hip-Hop Culture in New York" (Oxford University Press, 2009) and "Making Beats: The Art of Sample-Based Hip-Hop" (Wesleyan University Press, 2004/2014). He won the International Association for the Study of Popular Music Book Prize in 2005 for his contributions to the field, and is also a co-author of "Rock: Music, Culture, Business" (Oxford University Press, 2012), together with Christopher Waterman and Larry Starr. Schloss has previously taught at institutions such as the University of Virginia, Tufts University, and New York University and currently resides in Brooklyn. For more information, please visit his website.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.