Shanté Paradigm Smalls, PhD

Shanté Paradigm Smalls, PhD

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The ink is digitally dry, so I can officially announce that as of July 1, 2023, I will be joining the NYU Tisch Department of Art and Public Policy as an Associate Professor! I’m going to be a Violet/Bobcat again!


Thank you to all the friends, mentors, colleagues, and family who helped me through this process. Thank you those rooting for me and thank you for those praying on my downfall.


To my friends at colleagues at St. John’s University past and present, thank you—the real ones only (you know who you are). I’m so proud of the work we did together. I’m so grateful for the incredible students I got to meet. I’m thankful for the friends I made on the way and people who revealed themselves as not-friends.


I can’t wait to turn up! Let’s celebrate all Spring and Summer!

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at UMASS Boston.

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My book won an award!!

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Looking forward to being one of the keynote speakers for the OSU 2023 Hip Hop Literacies Conference March 30 & 31. Free! Hit up the link to register:

I had the pleasure to be interviewed by #TeamRayceen recently about my book, Hip Hop Heresies: Queer Aesthetics in New York City. Check it out!

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Join me & Dr. Imani Kai Johnson as we discuss our books in relation to one another. This conversation is virtual, free, and open to the public! Feb 10 at 12pm PDT/3pm EDT


Left of Black | Queer Aesthetics in Hip Hop and Beyond with Shanté Paradigm Smalls

I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Mark Anthony Neal about my book. We chopped it up about blackness, hip hop, queerness, and aesthetics.

Buy my book, Hip Hop Heresies: Queer Aesthetics in NYC. Use SMALLS30-FM for 30% off and free domestic shipping!

If you missed the dynamic talk between me and Dr. Aria Halliday, you can catch it here!

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Conversations on Blackness: BUY BLACK and HIP HOP HERESIES

Join Aria S. Halliday and Shanté Paradigm Smalls for a conversation about their books Buy Black: How Black Women Transformed US Pop Culture and Hip Hop Heresies: Queer Aesthetics in New York City on Friday, December 2, 2022 at 2pm CT/3pm ET.

This event will be captioned. To request additional accommodations, please email gernenz2@illinois.edu

Register Here

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I’m looking forward to this conversation between me and Dr. Regina Bradley on 11/17 at 4pm EDT via zoom. Link is in flyer.