Emmett Price

Collaboration will focus on research presentations & publications in the area of sport, music & popular culture, including the development of the Rhythm & Flow initiative. Work will intersect with the PTW, MVP, AHR & UYS areas of the Center.

Emmett G. Price III, a well regarded musician, educator and consultant, actively researches, lectures and writes about Black Music of the United States (African American Music) with a focus on social, political, economic, cultural and religious analysis. He is a noted print and broadcast media expert on African American Music, Hip Hop Culture, Youth Culture, the Generational Divide, Black Popular Culture, Popular Music, Music of the Black Church and Church Music Ministry. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Emmett received a B.A. in music from the University of California, Berkeley and both M.A. and Ph.D. in music (ethnomusicology) from the University of Pittsburgh. Currently Dr. Price is an assistant professor of music and African American studies at Northeastern University. During the 2004-2005 academic year he was a research fellow of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard University.