This episode of The Big Rhetorical Podcast features a discussion with Alexander Williams as a part of the Emerging Scholar Series. Alexander Williams is currently a Master’s candidate in Literature and a member of the Engaged Arts and Humanities Scholars cohort at the University of Colorado, Boulder. His poetry and scholarship is heavily rooted in hauntology and as a musician he explores the persona created by the Black male rapper in the United States. Because the persona created by the Black male rapper in the United States is, for all intents and purposes, a social experiment, Alexander’s work becomes the ultimate case study for his scholarly pursuits as poet, persona, and critic. In addition to deepening his creative canon, Alexander also conducts community projects and wellness workshops designed for students of color.
